Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 8,281 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
8,281 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
95th
of 136 countries
All-time high
10,698 number
in 2004
All-time low
8,110 number
in 2014
Years of data
14
2002–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cape Verde, 2002–2018

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k2002201020182002: 8.3k number2003: 9.4k number2004: 10.7k number2005: 9.9k number2006: 9.7k number2007: 9.5k number2009: 9.1k number2012: 8.3k number2013: 8.2k number2014: 8.1k number2015: 8.1k number2016: 8.5k number2017: 8.3k number2018: 8.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cape Verde stood at 8,281 number.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cape Verde peaked at 10,698 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8,110 number, in 2014.

That places Cape Verde 95th out of 136 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Cape Verde, 2002 to 2018.
Year number Change
2002 8,310 number
2003 9,387 number +13.0%
2004 10,698 number +14.0%
2005 9,851 number -7.9%
2006 9,682 number -1.7%
2007 9,470 number -2.2%
2009 9,100 number -3.9%
2012 8,336 number -8.4%
2013 8,157 number -2.1%
2014 8,110 number -0.6%
2015 8,138 number +0.3%
2016 8,513 number +4.6%
2017 8,287 number -2.7%
2018 8,281 number -0.1%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 8,281 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49,735 number, 17% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 8,281 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 451,964 number, 2% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9,500 number 8,310 number 10,698 number 7
2010s 8,260 number 8,110 number 8,513 number 7

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 92 Bahamas 10,705 number compare
  2. 93 Fiji 10,171 number compare
  3. 94 Czechia 9,953 number compare
  4. 96 Costa Rica 8,258 number compare
  5. 97 Norway 8,169 number compare
  6. 98 Bahrain 8,101 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cape Verde?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cape Verde was 8,281 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 10,698 number in 2004.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 8,110 number in 2014.
How does Cape Verde rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Cape Verde ranks 95th out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/