Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 33.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1987–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde stood at 33.7%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.3% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 96.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2022.
Cape Verde ranks 178th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 44.5% | — |
| 1994 | 49.6% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 96.2% | +93.8% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 92.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 95.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 92.8% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | -63.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.5% | 44.5% | 44.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.1% | 89.8% | 96.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 88.5% | 95.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 33.7% | 91.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 175 Burkina Faso 40.7% compare
- 176 Central African Republic 39.9% compare
- 177 Senegal 36.1% compare
- 179 Algeria 22.4% compare
- 180 Niger 20.3% compare
More education data for Cape Verde
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,106 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6,878 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.57 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4,781 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.96 % change on previous year (2018)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde was 33.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2022.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 178th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release