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 9.0% 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
Cape Verde recorded 9.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2022.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cape Verde peaked at 18.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2020.
That places Cape Verde 123rd out of 168 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 8.5% | — |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +32.8% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -38.9% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 8.1% | 18.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61,167 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1371 % change on previous year (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 9.0% 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 18.7% 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 6.8% in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cape Verde ranks 123rd 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 up 11.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release