Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 23.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
23.8%
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
54th
of 143 countries
All-time high
39.3%
in 2002
All-time low
21.7%
in 2015
Years of data
14
2002–2018

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cape Verde, 2002–2018

0102030402002201020182002: 39.3 %2003: 37.9 %2004: 38.4 %2005: 35.3 %2006: 32.1 %2007: 29.9 %2009: 27.3 %2012: 24.3 %2013: 23.1 %2014: 22 %2015: 21.7 %2016: 22.1 %2017: 22.3 %2018: 23.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 23.8% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2018.

That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cape Verde peaked at 39.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2015.

That places Cape Verde 54th out of 143 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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Cape Verde, 2002 to 2018.
Year % Change
2002 39.3%
2003 37.9% -3.5%
2004 38.4% +1.4%
2005 35.3% -8.1%
2006 32.1% -9.1%
2007 29.9% -6.7%
2009 27.3% -9.0%
2012 24.3% -10.8%
2013 23.1% -4.8%
2014 22.0% -5.2%
2015 21.7% -1.2%
2016 22.1% +1.9%
2017 22.3% +0.7%
2018 23.8% +6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.3% 27.3% 39.3% 7
2010s 22.7% 21.7% 24.3% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cape Verde?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cape Verde was 23.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2002.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2015.
How does Cape Verde rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Cape Verde ranks 54th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.