Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male was 95.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Cape Verde, 1978–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Cape Verde stood at 95.2%.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Cape Verde peaked at 97.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, 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, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 16.4% | — |
| 1979 | 24.8% | +51.5% |
| 1980 | 29.3% | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 25.8% | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 28.9% | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 39.5% | +36.7% |
| 1985 | 42.0% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 53.4% | +27.1% |
| 1987 | 52.6% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 88.4% | +68.2% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 87.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 92.4% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.6% | 16.4% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 25.8% | 53.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 87.0% | 88.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 91.1% | 92.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 95.2% | 97.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 5 of primary education, male in Cape Verde?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Cape Verde was 95.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male 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, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1978.
- How does Cape Verde rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 57th out of 149 countries with data for 2021.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release