Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 645 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Cape Verde, 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Cape Verde stood at 645 number.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Cape Verde peaked at 679 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 292 number, in 2005.
That places Cape Verde 111th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 485 number | — |
| 2003 | 430 number | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 443 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 292 number | -34.1% |
| 2007 | 492 number | +68.5% |
| 2008 | 535 number | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 512 number | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 589 number | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 595 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 657 number | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 638 number | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 657 number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 679 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 645 number | -5.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 645 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,848 number, 4% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 645 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,584 number, 41% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +68.5% | 292 number | 492 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 455.57 number | 292 number | 535 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 637.14 number | 589 number | 679 number | 7 |
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 upper secondary education, female in Cape Verde?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Cape Verde was 645 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 679 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 292 number in 2005.
- How does Cape Verde rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 111th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.