Education in Cape Verde

2,230 indicators covering education for Cape Verde.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 75.3% 2018 up 0.8% 104th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 2,713 2023 up 51.7% 84th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 3,320 2023 up 42.3% 122nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1 2023 down 85.7% 146th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 335 2023 up 1,016.7% 63rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 46 2023 down 25.8% 152nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 68 2023 down 15.0% 55th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 2 2023 129th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 2023 146th
Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2022 up 5.7% 1st
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 571 number 2018 up 68.4% 120th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.5% 2023 up 1,369.5% 10th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 2.2% 2022 up 204.1% 183rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 70th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 98.2% 2024 down 0.6% 52nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 12.3% 18th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 150th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 0.9814 GPI 2018 down 0.0% 148th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 124 2023 down 62.9% 52nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 123 2023 down 63.2% 42nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 down 1.5% 82nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 14.5% 2023 up 87.6% 23rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 11.8% 2023 up 99.9% 14th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 81.2% 123rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5% 2023 down 51.4% 13th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 63.5% 2022 down 6.4% 156th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5% 2023 down 51.1% 24th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.5495 GPIA 2022 down 30.2% 156th
Share of students studying abroad 31.7% 2018 down 39.9% 22nd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 17 2022 down 76.7% 157th
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 9 2025 unchanged 24th
End month of the academic school year 7 2025 unchanged 66th
Enrolment in primary education, female 30,655 number 2018 down 16.6% 162nd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 92.8% 2022 up 1.5% 89th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 74.0% 2022 up 10.8% 125th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.2 GPIA 2022 down 5.3% 12th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.9% 2017 down 17.9% 120th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 112 2022 down 95.1% 134th
Over-age students, primary 10.2% 2018 down 35.0% 67th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 182 2022 down 84.7% 124th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 2,766 2022 up 81.9% 76th
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
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 10 2025 unchanged 73rd
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 61st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 56.5% 2022 up 3.8% 54th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1.02 GPI 2015 down 3.9% 58th
Over-age students, primary, male 12.3% 2018 down 28.8% 58th
Over-age students, primary, female 7.9% 2018 down 43.6% 75th
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.67 index 2022 up 61.0% 1st
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 9,628 number 2019 down 18.5% 137th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 4,765 number 2019 down 18.1% 137th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 4,863 number 2019 down 18.8% 137th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 119th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 7.1% 2017 down 67.0% 41st