Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female was 96.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in Cape Verde, 1978–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 96.3% for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Cape Verde peaked at 97.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 1978.
That places Cape Verde 57th out of 149 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 5 of primary education, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 19.9% | — |
| 1979 | 24.8% | +25.1% |
| 1980 | 26.4% | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 24.5% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 24.9% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 36.0% | +44.4% |
| 1985 | 62.4% | +73.4% |
| 1986 | 48.3% | -22.6% |
| 1987 | 55.1% | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 95.3% | +72.9% |
| 2002 | 87.3% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.3% | 19.9% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 24.5% | 62.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 92.1% | 87.3% | 95.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 91.9% | 94.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.3% | 97.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 54 Philippines 96.5% compare
- 55 Latvia 96.5% compare
- 56 Luxembourg 96.4% compare
- 58 Timor-Leste 96.2% compare
- 59 Netherlands 96.2% compare
- 60 Paraguay 96.2% compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1397 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0565 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,786 (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,381 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Cape Verde?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Cape Verde was 96.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 1978.
- How does Cape Verde rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 57th out of 149 countries with data for 2021.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release