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 96.6% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cape Verde is 96.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cape Verde peaked at 97.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 1994.
Cape Verde ranks 72nd of 217 countries on this measure, 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 | 84.6% | — |
| 1987 | 86.6% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 87.5% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 80.7% | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 96.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 95.3% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 94.2% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.6% | 84.6% | 84.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 87.4% | 86.6% | 88.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 84.5% | 80.7% | 88.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.9% | 94.0% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 96.5% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.6% | 97.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 69 Micronesia, Federated States of 96.7% compare
- 70 Saint Lucia 96.7% compare
- 71 India 96.6% compare
- 73 Madagascar 96.5% compare
- 74 Central African Republic 96.4% compare
- 75 Guinea-Bissau 96.2% compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,978 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55,831 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 96.6% 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 97.4% 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 80.7% in 1994.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Cape Verde ranks 72nd 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 down 0.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release