Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 1,461 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Cape Verde, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 1,461 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 1,461 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 198 number, in 2001.
Cape Verde ranks 135th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 221 number | — |
| 2001 | 198 number | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 288 number | +45.5% |
| 2003 | 290 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 425 number | +46.6% |
| 2005 | 485 number | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 542 number | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 590 number | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 792 number | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 894 number | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 926 number | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1,259 number | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 1,316 number | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 1,389 number | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 1,415 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,366 number | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 1,308 number | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1,418 number | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 1,461 number | +3.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1,461 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,471 number, 8% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1,461 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,412 number, 43% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 472.5 number | 198 number | 894 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,318 number | 926 number | 1,461 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 132 Trinidad and Tobago 1,720 number compare
- 133 Grenada 1,621 number compare
- 134 Chad 1,585 number compare
- 136 Luxembourg 1,331 number compare
- 137 Sierra Leone 1,198 number
- 138 Mauritius 1,100 number compare
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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Cape Verde?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Cape Verde was 1,461 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1,461 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 198 number in 2001.
- How does Cape Verde rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 135th out of 176 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.