Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 2,164 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Cape Verde, 1987–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 2,164 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Cape Verde peaked at 2,164 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,085 number, in 1987.
Cape Verde ranks 157th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1,085 number | — |
| 1988 | 1,130 number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 1,180 number | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 1,221 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 1,560 number | +27.8% |
| 1998 | 2,004 number | +28.5% |
| 1999 | 2,017 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1,975 number | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 2,072 number | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 2,014 number | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 2,046 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2,113 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 2,107 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,127 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2,114 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 2,088 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2,061 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2,032 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2,000 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 2,006 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,997 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2,010 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2,069 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 2,126 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2,159 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2,164 number | +0.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 2,164 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 9% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 2,164 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,219 number, 15% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +28.5% | 1,560 number | 2,004 number |
| 1994 | +27.8% | 1,221 number | 1,560 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,132 number | 1,085 number | 1,180 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 1,700 number | 1,221 number | 2,017 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 2,072 number | 1,975 number | 2,127 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,063 number | 1,997 number | 2,164 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 48.74 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 58.16 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Cape Verde?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Cape Verde was 2,164 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 2,164 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,085 number in 1987.
- How does Cape Verde rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 157th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.