Education in Cape Verde 2,230 indicators covering education for Cape Verde. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, primary education, female 28,629 2025 down 3.3% 165th School age population, primary education, both sexes 58,681 2025 down 3.8% 165th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 4,964 2025 down 4.7% 164th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 4,700 2025 down 4.8% 164th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 9,664 2025 down 4.7% 164th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 4,843 2025 down 5.6% 164th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 4,548 2025 down 7.0% 165th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 9,391 2025 down 6.3% 165th School age population, pre-primary education, male 12,670 2025 down 17.2% 166th School age population, pre-primary education, female 11,966 2025 down 18.0% 166th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 24,636 2025 down 17.6% 166th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 61,167 2022 down 9.9% 163rd Share of children in primary school age who are in school 58.2% 2022 down 38.3% 203rd Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Primary education, pupils 61,167 2022 down 9.9% 162nd Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Secondary education, pupils 55,831 2022 down 9.9% 163rd Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.4434 units per square kilometre 2022 up 15.6% 88th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 103.9% 2022 down 5.9% 75th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9818 GPIA 2022 up 2.0% 141st Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 102.0% 2022 down 4.0% 87th School life expectancy, primary, male 6.24 years 2022 down 5.1% 70th School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years 2022 down 3.5% 74th Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 41.8% 2022 up 624.6% 6th Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate -5.18 % change on previous year 2018 down 369.6% 191st School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9822 GPIA 2022 up 1.7% 137th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 95.8% 2018 down 2.5% 106th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 96.5% 2018 down 3.3% 107th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.51 years 2018 down 2.6% 100th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2018 down 0.4% 68th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.63 years 2018 down 3.0% 100th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 9,978 2022 down 8.9% 154th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 9,991 2022 down 9.0% 154th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 4,132 2022 down 39.2% 111th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.3136 units per square kilometre 2022 down 49.3% 33rd Government expenditure on education, total 4.3% 2023 down 4.7% 87th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.7117 units per square kilometre 2022 down 33.3% 25th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 down 6.0% 42nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 5.81 number per square kilometre 2018 up 5.8% 49th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 94.6% 2021 up 5.6% 66th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 95.2% 2021 up 6.9% 69th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0024 units per person 2018 down 25.8% 134th Secondary education, vocational pupils 1,212 2018 down 24.0% 161st Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 3,534 2022 down 4.2% 164th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9086 % change on previous year 2018 down 65.7% 96th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.8769 units per square kilometre 2022 down 4.2% 76th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.3007 units per square kilometre 2018 down 24.0% 108th Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 48.7% 2022 down 48.8% 185th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 96.4% 2022 up 7.2% 81st Number of under-five deaths, male 40 2024 down 63.3% 166th Number of under-five deaths, female 32 2024 down 63.2% 166th Number of infant deaths, male 38 2024 down 61.6% 163rd Number of infant deaths, female 30 2024 down 62.0% 163rd School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 5.92 years 2022 up 10.5% 100th School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.8992 years 2018 up 71.5% 112th School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.53 GPI 2018 up 17.0% 36th School life expectancy, tertiary, female 1.37 years 2018 up 100.7% 108th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.1 years 2022 up 2.4% 80th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 99.7% 2022 up 1.0% 82nd Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 32.5% 126th ← Previous Page 6 of 38 Next →