Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) was 16.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Cape Verde, 1987–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 16.9% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 81.2% on the previous year and down 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Cape Verde peaked at 95.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2022.
Cape Verde ranks 163rd of 163 countries on this measure, 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, male (%) (enrolment male) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 47.3% | — |
| 1994 | 50.7% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 95.2% | +87.7% |
| 2003 | 92.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 91.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 89.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 88.4% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 87.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -81.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 16.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.1%, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 16.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.0%, 25% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +87.7% | 50.7% | 95.2% |
| 2022 | -81.2% | 90.0% | 16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.3% | 47.3% | 47.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 88.4% | 95.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 87.7% | 92.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 16.9% | 90.3% | 3 |
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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Cape Verde?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Cape Verde was 16.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2022.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 163rd out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release