Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 99.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Primary completion rate, total in Cape Verde, 1974–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2022, primary completion rate, total in Cape Verde stood at 99.1%.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Cape Verde peaked at 102.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1974.
Cape Verde ranks 49th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 10.4% | — |
| 1975 | 13.3% | +27.3% |
| 1976 | 20.6% | +55.0% |
| 1977 | 14.9% | -27.8% |
| 1978 | 14.0% | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 13.4% | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 16.3% | +21.8% |
| 1981 | 26.1% | +60.0% |
| 1982 | 23.1% | -11.4% |
| 1983 | 20.2% | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 27.9% | +38.0% |
| 1985 | 28.7% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 31.2% | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 35.0% | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 40.2% | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 51.7% | +28.7% |
| 1994 | 67.9% | +31.3% |
| 1998 | 94.8% | +39.7% |
| 2000 | 101.0% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 95.3% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 96.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 93.3% | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 100.5% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 101.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 102.6% | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +5.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 99.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 99.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 10.4% | 20.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 27.6% | 16.3% | 40.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 71.5% | 51.7% | 94.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 81.2% | 101.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 88.6% | 102.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 93.5% | 99.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More aid effectiveness data for Cape Verde
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 1.50 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 4,325 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 150,876 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 1.86 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 1,669 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 466,241 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France -474,773 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 37,290 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 989,118 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 3.30 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Cape Verde?
- Primary completion rate, total in Cape Verde was 99.1% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 102.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1974.
- How does Cape Verde rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Cape Verde ranks 49th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.