Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 19.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
19.5%
Change on year
up 18.7%
World rank
41st
of 132 countries
All-time high
35.8%
in 2001
All-time low
10.3%
in 2005
Years of data
18
2001–2018

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Cape Verde, 2001–2018

102030402001200920182001: 35.8 %2002: 25.5 %2003: 22.6 %2004: 21.8 %2005: 10.3 %2006: 17.2 %2007: 19.3 %2008: 17.6 %2009: 15.4 %2010: 20.5 %2011: 14.7 %2012: 18 %2013: 15.5 %2014: 18.5 %2015: 17.9 %2016: 14.4 %2017: 16.4 %2018: 19.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Cape Verde stood at 19.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Cape Verde peaked at 35.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2005.

Cape Verde ranks 41st of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%) in Cape Verde, 2001 to 2018.
Year % Change
2001 35.8%
2002 25.5% -28.8%
2003 22.6% -11.3%
2004 21.8% -3.5%
2005 10.3% -52.7%
2006 17.2% +66.4%
2007 19.3% +12.2%
2008 17.6% -8.6%
2009 15.4% -12.9%
2010 20.5% +33.6%
2011 14.7% -28.2%
2012 18.0% +22.4%
2013 15.5% -14.4%
2014 18.5% +19.6%
2015 17.9% -3.1%
2016 14.4% -19.9%
2017 16.4% +14.2%
2018 19.5% +18.7%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 19.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 19.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.6%, 34% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.6% 10.3% 35.8% 9
2010s 17.3% 14.4% 20.5% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Cape Verde?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Cape Verde was 19.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2005.
How does Cape Verde rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Cape Verde ranks 41st out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/