Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 51.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Cape Verde, 1987–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Cape Verde stood at 51.8%.
That represents a change of down 44.8% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Cape Verde peaked at 98.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 1987.
That places Cape Verde 150th out of 161 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 41.7% | — |
| 1994 | 48.5% | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 97.2% | +100.5% |
| 2003 | 95.8% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 96.9% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 95.3% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | -44.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.7% | 41.7% | 41.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 48.5% | 48.5% | 48.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 91.1% | 97.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 91.5% | 98.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 51.8% | 94.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Cape Verde?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Cape Verde was 51.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 1987.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 150th out of 161 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release