Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 93.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cape Verde, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cape Verde is 93.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cape Verde peaked at 95.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2005.
Cape Verde ranks 64th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 93.3% | — |
| 2002 | 91.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 88.8% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 86.5% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.6% | 85.0% | 93.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 92.7% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 93.7% | 95.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 61 Pakistan 94.5% compare
- 62 Macau, China 94.5% compare
- 63 Mauritius 93.7% compare
- 65 Madagascar 93.3% compare
- 66 Senegal 93.2% compare
- 67 Central African Republic 93.1% compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 103.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cape Verde?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cape Verde was 93.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2005.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cape Verde ranks 64th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release