Education in Cape Verde

142 indicators covering education for Cape Verde.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Persistence to grade 5, total 95.7% 2021 up 3.9% 61st
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 9 2024 down 35.7% 162nd
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 10 2024 down 23.1% 162nd
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 21 2024 down 30.0% 166th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 22 2024 down 52.2% 170th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 98.3% 2018 up 1.0% 130th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 99.5% 2018 up 0.5% 112th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.2% 2100 down 34.9% 115th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 1,500 people 2100 down 37.5% 163rd
Population by level of education 124,800 people 2100 up 5.9% 184th
Repeaters, primary, female 5.5% 2018 down 39.3% 49th
Repeaters, primary, male 9.8% 2018 down 29.6% 34th
School enrollment, secondary, private 6.7% 2022 down 50.3% 131st
School enrollment, primary 93.4% 2018 down 2.8% 97th
Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2022 up 5.7% 1st
Over-age students, primary 10.2% 2018 down 35.0% 67th
Secondary education, teachers 50.6% 2022 up 20.7% 138th
School enrollment, primary, female 92.6% 2018 down 2.8% 87th
School enrollment, primary, male 94.3% 2018 down 2.8% 69th
Over-age students, primary, male 12.3% 2018 down 28.8% 58th
Over-age students, primary, female 7.9% 2018 down 43.6% 75th
Compulsory education, duration 10 years 2025 unchanged 81st
Progression to secondary school 94.4% 2017 up 0.1% 109th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 93.5% 2018 down 3.1% 116th
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
Primary education, pupils 47.8% 2018 down 0.8% 162nd
Tertiary education, academic staff 39.1% 2018 down 8.7% 101st
Persistence to grade 5, female 96.3% 2021 up 4.7% 56th
Persistence to grade 5, male 95.2% 2021 up 3.1% 56th
School enrollment, secondary 70.4% 2018 up 12.7% 99th
Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th
Progression to secondary school, male 94.2% 2017 up 0.7% 99th
School enrollment, secondary, female 74.5% 2018 up 10.8% 96th
School enrollment, secondary, male 66.4% 2018 up 14.7% 98th
Progression to secondary school, female 94.6% 2017 down 0.4% 100th
Expenditure on tertiary education 17.2% 2017 up 53.8% 98th
Literacy rate, youth female 98.2% 2024 down 0.6% 52nd
Children out of school, primary 24,851 2022 up 587.1% 85th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 92.6% 2018 down 3.2% 96th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 94.4% 2018 down 3.1% 88th
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2024 down 1.0% 24th
Literacy rate, youth male 98.5% 2024 up 0.9% 41st
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 21.07 2018 down 13.5% 89th
Literacy rate, youth total 98.3% 2024 up 0.2% 44th
Expenditure on secondary education 39.9% 2017 up 2.4% 33rd
Expenditure on primary education 38.1% 2017 down 7.1% 50th
Secondary education, pupils 52.2% 2018 down 0.4% 11th
Children out of school, primary, female 14,764 2022 up 905.0% 89th
Children out of school, primary, male 10,087 2022 up 369.6% 100th
Literacy rate, adult total 88.5% 2024 up 1.9% 50th
Literacy rate, adult male 92.9% 2024 up 1.3% 45th
Trained teachers in preprimary education 37.0% 2022 down 18.9% 99th
Trained teachers in secondary education 82.2% 2022 down 4.5% 71st
Adolescents out of school 66.3% 2022 up 540.5% 3rd
Current education expenditure, total 95.1% 2016 up 21.0% 41st
Current education expenditure, primary 97.0% 2019 up 4.9% 41st
Current education expenditure, secondary 100.0% 2019 up 21.8% 1st
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 37.0% 2022 down 18.9% 98th
Trained teachers in secondary education, female 82.4% 2022 down 7.5% 67th