Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational 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 … upper female vocational 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% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 4.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 22% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 4.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.7%, 43% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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February 2026 Data Release