Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 58.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 58.2% for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.9% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 96.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 2022.
Cape Verde ranks 196th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 79.7% | — |
| 1982 | 76.9% | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 73.2% | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 78.2% | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 80.4% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 81.6% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 82.8% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 87.6% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 90.1% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 93.2% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 96.9% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 96.5% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 95.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 93.1% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | -38.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.0% | 73.2% | 87.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 93.4% | 90.1% | 96.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 91.7% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 91.7% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 58.2% | 95.2% | 3 |
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- 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), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Cape Verde?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Cape Verde was 58.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 2022.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 196th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. 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, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release