Over-age students, primary in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Over-age students, primary was 10.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Cape Verde, 1981–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Cape Verde is 10.2%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 18.1% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Cape Verde peaked at 19.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2016.
That places Cape Verde 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.7% | 12.7% | 19.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 9.4% | 16.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 14.8% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 8.6% | 13.8% | 8 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 3,031 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.0% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.9% (2022)
- Labor force, female 43.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 226,448 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Cape Verde?
- Over-age students, primary in Cape Verde was 10.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 1982.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2016.
- How does Cape Verde rank for over-age students, primary?
- Cape Verde ranks 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.