Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Teachers in secondary education, female (number) was 1,787 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Cape Verde, 1987–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 1,787 for teachers in secondary education, female in 2022.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Cape Verde peaked at 2,001 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 121, in 1987.
That places Cape Verde 156th out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 121 | — |
| 1989 | 143 | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 765 | +435.0% |
| 2002 | 804 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 855 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 857 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 898 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 979 | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 1,260 | +28.7% |
| 2008 | 1,347 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 1,329 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,443 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 1,496 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1,546 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1,560 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,611 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1,597 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,669 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1,681 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,627 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1,708 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 1,738 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2,001 | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 1,787 | -10.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1,787 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24,041, 7% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1,787 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,114, 25% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +435.0% | 143 | 765 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 132 | 121 | 143 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,010 | 765 | 1,347 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,594 | 1,443 | 1,708 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,842 | 1,738 | 2,001 | 3 |
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 teachers in secondary education, female in Cape Verde?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Cape Verde was 1,787 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 2,001 in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 121 in 1987.
- How does Cape Verde rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 156th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release