Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general 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 … upper both sexes general 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% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 93.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 80.4%, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 93.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.3%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
More education data for Cape Verde
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,534 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,132 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,991 (2022)
- 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)
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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February 2026 Data Release