Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) was 571 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Cape Verde, 2003–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Cape Verde stood at 571 number.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Cape Verde peaked at 574 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 133 number, in 2003.
Cape Verde ranks 120th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 133 number | — |
| 2004 | 195 number | +46.6% |
| 2005 | 201 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 233 number | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 229 number | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 339 number | +48.0% |
| 2009 | 361 number | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 390 number | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 488 number | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 490 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 525 number | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 559 number | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 550 number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 512 number | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 574 number | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 571 number | -0.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 571 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,006 number, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 571 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577 number, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 241.57 number | 133 number | 361 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 517.67 number | 390 number | 574 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 tertiary education programmes, female in Cape Verde?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Cape Verde was 571 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 574 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 133 number in 2003.
- How does Cape Verde rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 120th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. 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 tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.