Education in Cape Verde 2,230 indicators covering education for Cape Verde. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 1.13 years 2018 up 87.6% 111th Government expenditure on education, total 13.4% 2024 down 17.6% 84th Secondary education, general pupils 52.5% 2018 down 0.3% 17th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,164 number 2018 up 3.6% 157th Lower secondary completion rate, female 92.8% 2022 up 1.5% 85th Lower secondary completion rate, male 74.0% 2022 up 10.8% 121st Children out of school 41.8% 2022 up 624.6% 5th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 23,433 number 2018 up 5.8% 146th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0456 number per person 2018 up 3.3% 16th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 5,137 2025 up 2.3% 165th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 4,800 2025 up 3.0% 165th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 9,937 2025 up 2.7% 165th Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 4,781 2018 up 61.4% 160th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 6,878 2018 up 86.1% 153rd Teachers in primary education, male 1,106 2022 up 16.4% 146th Teachers in primary education, female 1,925 2022 down 4.0% 163rd Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 63.5% 2022 down 6.4% 156th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 103.0% 2022 down 5.0% 78th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.18 years 2022 down 4.3% 70th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.9% 2022 down 21.3% 159th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.4% 2022 up 12.8% 156th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 11,659 2018 up 75.1% 156th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.1% 2022 up 0.5% 70th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.6% 2022 down 0.4% 72nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 19,969 2022 down 9.0% 158th Enrolment in secondary education, male 27,005 2022 down 5.4% 163rd Enrolment in secondary education, female 28,826 2022 down 13.7% 162nd Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3,031 2022 up 2.5% 167th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.6% 2022 down 2.2% 164th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.4% 2022 up 0.1% 73rd Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 55,831 2022 down 9.9% 164th Enrolment in primary education, male 31,786 2022 down 10.5% 163rd Enrolment in primary education, female 29,381 2022 down 9.3% 163rd School age population, upper secondary education, male 15,128 2025 down 5.1% 166th School age population, upper secondary education, female 14,042 2025 down 4.3% 166th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29,170 2025 down 4.7% 166th School age population, secondary education, male 30,608 2025 down 1.9% 166th School age population, secondary education, female 28,455 2025 down 0.8% 166th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 59,063 2025 down 1.4% 166th School age population, tertiary education, male 23,843 2025 down 16.6% 167th School age population, tertiary education, female 21,709 2025 down 19.8% 167th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 45,552 2025 down 18.2% 167th School age population, lower secondary education, male 15,480 2025 up 1.4% 167th School age population, lower secondary education, female 14,413 2025 up 2.8% 169th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 29,893 2025 up 2.1% 168th School age population, last grade of primary education, male 5,042 2025 down 0.8% 166th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 4,763 2025 down 0.1% 166th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 9,805 2025 down 0.5% 166th School age population, primary education, male 30,052 2025 down 4.3% 165th ← Previous Page 5 of 38 Next →