Average years of schooling among adults in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Average years of schooling among adults was 6.09 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Cape Verde, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling among adults in Cape Verde is 6.09 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Cape Verde peaked at 6.09 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.31 years, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 152nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.47 years | 5.31 years | 5.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.84 years | 5.67 years | 6.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.09 years | 6.09 years | 6.09 years | 4 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 3,031 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Cape Verde?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Cape Verde was 6.09 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 years in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Cape Verde ranks 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.