Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 15.69 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Cape Verde, 2002–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 15.69 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Cape Verde peaked at 40.19 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.69, in 2018.
Cape Verde ranks 55th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.52 | 18.92 | 40.19 | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.2 | 15.69 | 18.55 | 7 |
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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 pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Cape Verde?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Cape Verde was 15.69 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 40.19 in 2002.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.69 in 2018.
- How does Cape Verde rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Cape Verde ranks 55th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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 Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.