Primary education, teachers in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Primary education, teachers was 63.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Cape Verde, 1987–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 63.5% for primary education, teachers in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Cape Verde peaked at 71.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 1994.
Cape Verde ranks 145th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.0% | 59.6% | 60.6% | 3 |
| 1990s | 60.9% | 58.7% | 62.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 61.9% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 67.3% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 63.5% | 71.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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 primary education, teachers in Cape Verde?
- Primary education, teachers in Cape Verde was 63.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 1994.
- How does Cape Verde rank for primary education, teachers?
- Cape Verde ranks 145th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.