Progression to secondary school in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Progression to secondary school was 94.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Cape Verde, 1979–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in Cape Verde is 94.4%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Cape Verde peaked at 99.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 1984.
Cape Verde ranks 109th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.5% | 70.5% | 70.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 52.7% | 43.2% | 63.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 87.7% | 98.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 94.4% | 99.4% | 8 |
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 progression to secondary school in Cape Verde?
- Progression to secondary school in Cape Verde was 94.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 1984.
- How does Cape Verde rank for progression to secondary school?
- Cape Verde ranks 109th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).