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 6.3% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cape Verde is 6.3%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cape Verde peaked at 15.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2020.
Cape Verde ranks 130th 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 | 6.7% | — |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -40.6% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 6.7% | 15.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.4% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (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 6.3% 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 15.0% 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 5.0% in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cape Verde ranks 130th 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 5.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release