Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 8,099 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
8,099 number
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
97th
of 149 countries
All-time high
12,709 number
in 1987
All-time low
2,608 number
in 2002
Years of data
17
1987–2018

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cape Verde, 1987–2018

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1987200220181987: 12.7k number1994: 11.2k number2002: 2.6k number2003: 4.0k number2004: 5.8k number2005: 4.0k number2006: 4.1k number2007: 4.5k number2009: 5.1k number2010: 6.0k number2012: 6.3k number2013: 6.4k number2014: 6.9k number2015: 7.6k number2016: 8.4k number2017: 8.4k number2018: 8.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cape Verde stood at 8,099 number.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 79.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cape Verde peaked at 12,709 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2,608 number, in 2002.

Cape Verde ranks 97th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Cape Verde, 1987 to 2018.
Year number Change
1987 12,709 number
1994 11,249 number -11.5%
2002 2,608 number -76.8%
2003 4,011 number +53.8%
2004 5,775 number +44.0%
2005 4,020 number -30.4%
2006 4,104 number +2.1%
2007 4,520 number +10.1%
2009 5,148 number +13.9%
2010 5,960 number +15.8%
2012 6,254 number +4.9%
2013 6,375 number +1.9%
2014 6,906 number +8.3%
2015 7,588 number +9.9%
2016 8,384 number +10.5%
2017 8,425 number +0.5%
2018 8,099 number -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 12,709 number 12,709 number 12,709 number 1
1990s 11,249 number 11,249 number 11,249 number 1
2000s 4,312 number 2,608 number 5,775 number 7
2010s 7,249 number 5,960 number 8,425 number 8

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 94 Belarus 10,430 number compare
  2. 95 Albania 8,663 number compare
  3. 96 Hong Kong, China 8,300 number compare
  4. 98 Czechia 7,764 number compare
  5. 99 United Arab Emirates 7,301 number compare
  6. 100 Mongolia 6,558 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cape Verde?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cape Verde was 8,099 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 12,709 number in 1987.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 2,608 number in 2002.
How does Cape Verde rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Cape Verde ranks 97th out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 79.2%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/