Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 13.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cape Verde, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cape Verde is 13.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cape Verde peaked at 20.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2024.
Cape Verde ranks 84th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.0% | 16.8% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 15.9% | 20.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.2% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 13.4% | 17.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More economy & growth data for Cape Verde
- Final consumption expenditure 281.09 billion current LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 32.08 billion current LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita 3,332 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 2.4% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 327.76 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 5.2% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 71.1% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 122.73 million constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 94.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cape Verde?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cape Verde was 13.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Cape Verde ranks 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.