Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male was 97.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Cape Verde, 1978–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 97.7% for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in 2021.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Cape Verde peaked at 99.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 1982.
Cape Verde ranks 59th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 64.8% | — |
| 1979 | 80.5% | +24.2% |
| 1980 | 79.3% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 68.4% | -13.8% |
| 1982 | 64.5% | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 69.9% | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 84.1% | +20.4% |
| 1986 | 89.5% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 87.4% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 96.3% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 94.9% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.6% | 64.8% | 80.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 77.6% | 64.5% | 89.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 94.8% | 93.0% | 96.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 94.6% | 97.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 97.7% | 99.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 56 Dominican Republic 98.1% compare
- 57 Luxembourg 98.0% compare
- 58 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 98.0% compare
- 60 Bahrain 97.7% compare
- 61 Malta 97.6% compare
- 62 Belarus 97.6% compare
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 survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Cape Verde?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Cape Verde was 97.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 1982.
- How does Cape Verde rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 59th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release