Education in Cape Verde

2,230 indicators covering education for Cape Verde.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.27 GPI 2018 up 9.4% 8th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 12,882 2022 down 8.8% 150th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.3973 modelled data 2025 down 14.6% 184th
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 101st
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 8 2025 unchanged 161st
End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 147th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2021 139th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 10,295 2022 down 4.5% 156th
Tertiary education, academic staff 39.1% 2018 down 8.7% 101st
Start month of the academic school year 10 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 9th
End month of the academic school year 7 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 80th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,304 2022 down 41.3% 89th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.3953 modelled data 2025 down 30.8% 185th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.7% 2017 down 22.4% 117th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 1.1% 2017 down 15.0% 115th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.2% 2018 down 91.4% 117th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 111.4% 2022 up 0.0% 22nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 4.7% 2018 down 82.2% 8th
Persistence to grade 5, female 96.3% 2021 up 4.7% 56th
Persistence to grade 5, male 95.2% 2021 up 3.1% 56th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 105.8% 2022 down 3.4% 41st
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 113.0% 2022 down 5.8% 23rd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 110.0% 2022 up 6.4% 27th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPIA 2022 down 9.8% 50th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 26.9% 2018 down 68.2% 21st
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 4.7% 2018 down 82.1% 18th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 35.4% 2018 down 70.1% 32nd
School enrollment, secondary 70.4% 2018 up 12.7% 99th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.56 years 2022 down 1.7% 58th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 105.6% 2022 down 4.8% 40th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9972 GPIA 2022 down 2.9% 103rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 105.9% 2022 down 1.9% 43rd
Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 25 2022 down 90.9% 124th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 87 2022 down 83.0% 116th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 24,636 2025 down 17.6% 164th
School age population, early childhood education, female 11,966 2025 down 18.0% 164th
School age population, early childhood education, male 12,670 2025 down 17.2% 165th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 81.1% 2022 up 15.9% 101st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,809 2022 down 24.0% 96th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 7,202 2022 down 18.8% 91st
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.57 years 2022 down 0.4% 60th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.56 years 2022 down 3.0% 60th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9987 GPIA 2022 down 2.6% 93rd
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 6.7% 2021 down 31.4% 42nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.3% 2018 down 11.8% 154th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 5.7% 2018 down 14.6% 125th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 93.9% 2022 up 16.1% 75th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.26 GPI 2022 down 0.2% 6th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 69.2% 2022 up 16.6% 124th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 106th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 77.6% 2018 up 7.6% 112th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2022 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 3,089 2022 up 20.7% 68th
Progression to secondary school, male 94.2% 2017 up 0.7% 99th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 93.7% 2022 up 0.4% 64th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 11,659 number 2018 up 75.1% 154th