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

Cape Verde: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 29.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
29.5%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
48th
of 142 countries
All-time high
43.7%
in 2004
All-time low
28.6%
in 2017
Years of data
14
2002–2018

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

0102030402002201020182002: 42.3 %2003: 43 %2004: 43.7 %2005: 43 %2006: 39.7 %2007: 39 %2009: 37.2 %2012: 32.7 %2013: 31.7 %2014: 30.9 %2015: 29.8 %2016: 30.2 %2017: 28.6 %2018: 29.5 %

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

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 29.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2018.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cape Verde peaked at 43.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2017.

Cape Verde ranks 48th of 142 countries on this measure, 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, male in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Cape Verde, 2002 to 2018.
Year % Change
2002 42.3%
2003 43.0% +1.7%
2004 43.7% +1.5%
2005 43.0% -1.6%
2006 39.7% -7.6%
2007 39.0% -1.7%
2009 37.2% -4.7%
2012 32.7% -12.2%
2013 31.7% -3.0%
2014 30.9% -2.4%
2015 29.8% -3.7%
2016 30.2% +1.5%
2017 28.6% -5.5%
2018 29.5% +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.1% 37.2% 43.7% 7
2010s 30.5% 28.6% 32.7% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cape Verde?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cape Verde was 29.5% 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, male recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2004.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2017.
How does Cape Verde rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Cape Verde ranks 48th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.