Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 98.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cape Verde, 1972–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 98.1% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cape Verde peaked at 98.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 1972.
That places Cape Verde 70th out of 217 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 85.0% | — |
| 1987 | 90.9% | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 91.7% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 91.4% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 92.5% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 98.2% | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 97.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 91.3% | 90.9% | 91.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 87.0% | 92.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 96.2% | 98.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.4% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 98.1% | 98.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 67 Papua New Guinea 98.2% compare
- 68 Madagascar 98.2% compare
- 69 Pakistan 98.1% compare
- 71 Macau, China 98.1% compare
- 72 Saint Helena 97.9% compare
- 73 India 97.8% compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,167 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1177 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61,167 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1371 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1177 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,381 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cape Verde?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cape Verde was 98.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 1972.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Cape Verde ranks 70th out of 217 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release