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 4.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cape Verde, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cape Verde stood at 4.2%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cape Verde peaked at 11.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2020.
Cape Verde ranks 128th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 5.1% | — |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +29.6% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +31.6% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -41.3% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.1% | 11.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,925 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,106 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,878 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.57 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4,781 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.96 % change on previous year (2018)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 4.2% 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 11.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cape Verde ranks 128th out of 168 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 down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release