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Education · Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper-middle income

Cabo Verde: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 74.7% (2019), 83rd of 176 in the world and 6th of 39 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary enrolment is 103.0% (2022), 62nd of 191 in the world and 16th of 41 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary completion is 99.1% (2022), 44th of 168 in the world and 3rd of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Pre-primary enrolment74.7%2019 · world 83/176 · region 6/39Primary enrolment103.0%2022 · world 62/191 · region 16/41Primary completion99.1%2022 · world 44/168 · region 3/36Secondary enrolment96.4%2022 · world 75/176 · region 4/34
Pre-primary enrolment
Cabo VerdeSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%199520002005201020152020Cabo Verde74.7%Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
Cabo VerdeSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0%50%100%150%199520002005201020152020Cabo Verde103.0%Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Education: Cabo Verde in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross74.7%201983/1766/3952.9%200168.4%74.7%2019+5.8 ppsince 200928.1%77.9%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross103.0%202262/19116/41116.2%107.6%103.4%−5.4 ppsince 201297.1%100.7%102.2%
Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group99.1%202244/1683/36101.0%95.6%93.5%+3.1 ppsince 201268.9%95.2%88.0%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross96.4%202275/1764/3465.1%83.5%98.3%+6.5 ppsince 201245.9%96.5%77.3%
Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group83.0%2022105/1686/34·69.3%75.8%+4.4 ppsince 201244.4%93.0%77.9%
Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross24.3%2018120/1723/341.8%17.2%24.3%2018+12.6 ppsince 20089.3%64.6%43.6%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age41.8%20222/1782/383.5%8.3%5.3%+36.1 ppsince 2012—4.0%—
Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+88.5%202487/1418/41·82.2%2009·+3.1 ppsince 201268.7%96.2%87.7%
Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–2498.3%202472/1484/42·96.8%2009·+0.2 ppsince 201279.0%99.3%93.1%
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary21.1201875/17338/4028.723.621.12018−13%since 200837.418.423.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP4.3%202383/18414/436.8%19995.1%7.1%−0.2 ppsince 20133.3%3.6%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure13.4%202479/17926/4216.8%199914.2%17.1%−2.9 ppsince 201415.4%15.1%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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nearest countries

Cabo Verde and its nearest countries

Cabo Verde has no land border; compared with the closest countries by distance between capitals. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorCabo VerdeSenegalThe GambiaMauritaniaGuinea-Bissau
Pre-primary enrolment74.7%201917.6%202141.9%202210.5%201513.2%2014
Primary enrolment103.0%202285.3%2024100.4%2025105.4%2024113.4%2010
Primary completion99.1%202262.9%202484.2%202573.4%202062.6%2010
Secondary enrolment96.4%202244.1%2023107.0%202136.0%202034.4%2006
Lower secondary completion83.0%202238.7%202461.3%202549.8%202036.3%2010
Tertiary enrolment24.3%201815.3%202413.5%20246.0%20202.6%2006
Out-of-school children41.8%202224.5%202416.9%202511.3%202430.5%2010
Adult literacy88.5%202450.4%202351.6%202159.5%202063.9%2022
Youth literacy98.3%202467.4%202367.5%202170.9%202082.2%2022
Senegal: educationThe Gambia: educationMauritania: educationGuinea-Bissau: education
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