Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 82.8% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Cape Verde, 2004–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Cape Verde stood at 82.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Cape Verde peaked at 82.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 2010.
That places Cape Verde 17th out of 116 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 80.0% | — |
| 2005 | 82.4% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 82.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.2% | 80.0% | 82.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 77.1% | 82.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,969 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,106 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,925 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.32 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11,659 (2018)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.551 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28,826 (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6073 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Cape Verde?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Cape Verde was 82.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 2010.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Cape Verde ranks 17th out of 116 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.