Education in Cape Verde

2,230 indicators covering education for Cape Verde.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 77.1% 2018 up 1.2% 101st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2018 up 0.8% 73rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 73.6% 2018 up 0.4% 110th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 112 2022 down 85.8% 123rd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 104.8% 2018 up 1.2% 50th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 2 2022 down 91.7% 160th
Compulsory education, duration 10 years 2025 unchanged 81st
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 95.1% 2015 down 0.4% 96th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 15 2022 down 69.4% 149th
Progression to secondary school 94.4% 2017 up 0.1% 109th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.6% 2018 38th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 7.8% 2015 down 42.0% 34th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 105.2% 2018 down 2.7% 45th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 104.5% 2018 up 5.5% 52nd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2018 down 7.8% 80th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 93.5% 2018 down 3.1% 116th
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 98,408 2025 down 2.0% 152nd
Population of compulsory school age, female 47,778 2025 down 1.5% 153rd
Population of compulsory school age, male 50,630 2025 down 2.5% 152nd
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 32,654 2022 down 11.9% 155th
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 2.2% 2018 down 37.9% 19th
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.7% 2022 up 42.6% 123rd
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 9,593 2025 down 10.0% 142nd
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 4,607 2025 down 11.0% 142nd
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 4,986 2025 down 9.1% 142nd
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 15,944 2022 down 17.4% 156th
Duration of compulsory education 10 years 2025 unchanged 86th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.3% 2022 up 18.8% 121st
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 2.0% 2022 up 61.1% 122nd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 36 2022 down 95.6% 136th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 50 2022 down 89.3% 124th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2022 up 4.5% 1st
Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2022 up 8.4% 1st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 76 2022 down 94.9% 129th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 132 2022 down 81.8% 114th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 16,710 2022 down 6.0% 153rd
Government spending on education as a share of GDP 4.3% 2023 down 4.7% 89th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 71.1% 2018 up 9.4% 110th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 912 2022 up 67.6% 83rd
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 1,854 2022 up 89.8% 74th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2018 37th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 5.2% 2025 down 30.7% 111th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 2.9% 2025 down 38.3% 132nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 7.3% 2025 down 27.7% 99th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 14.3% 2025 down 43.7% 116th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 9.2% 2025 down 51.8% 138th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 19.1% 2025 down 38.6% 108th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 3.0% 2025 down 40.0% 113th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 1.7% 2025 down 52.8% 129th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 4.3% 2025 down 31.7% 105th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.4817 modelled data 2025 down 21.6% 188th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 23,177 2022 down 6.9% 154th
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.6581 GPIA 2022 down 26.3% 108th
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.3% 2023 down 4.7% 89th
Primary education, pupils 47.8% 2018 down 0.8% 162nd
Inequality in education 0.2739 2023 unchanged 52nd
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 10.8% 2015 down 35.4% 31st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 79.4% 2018 up 13.9% 104th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 62.8% 2018 up 4.1% 120th