Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 48.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Cape Verde, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Cape Verde stood at 48.7%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.7% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Cape Verde peaked at 98.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2022.
That places Cape Verde 175th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.8% | 72.1% | 88.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 93.5% | 89.6% | 97.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 92.5% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 92.7% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 48.7% | 97.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 172 Sudan 58.1% compare
- 173 Eritrea 56.5% compare
- 174 Central African Republic 55.6% compare
- 176 Equatorial Guinea 34.8% compare
- 177 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 33.7% compare
- 178 Somalia 11.2%
More education data for Cape Verde
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 103.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Cape Verde?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Cape Verde was 48.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2022.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 175th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. 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, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release