Population of compulsory school age, female in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Population of compulsory school age, female was 50,854 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
50,854 number
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
148th
of 186 countries
All-time high
55,126 number
in 2010
All-time low
32,284 number
in 2009
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Cape Verde, 1998–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k1998200820191998: 36.5k number1999: 37.3k number2000: 37.8k number2001: 38.1k number2002: 38.1k number2003: 37.8k number2004: 37.1k number2005: 36.1k number2006: 34.9k number2007: 33.8k number2008: 32.9k number2009: 32.3k number2010: 55.1k number2011: 54.1k number2012: 52.9k number2013: 52.0k number2014: 51.6k number2015: 51.4k number2016: 51.3k number2017: 51.0k number2018: 50.8k number2019: 50.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Cape Verde stood at 50,854 number.

The figure is up 57.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Cape Verde peaked at 55,126 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32,284 number, in 2009.

Cape Verde ranks 148th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Cape Verde, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 36,537 number —
1999 37,274 number +2.0%
2000 37,793 number +1.4%
2001 38,051 number +0.7%
2002 38,086 number +0.1%
2003 37,754 number -0.9%
2004 37,070 number -1.8%
2005 36,067 number -2.7%
2006 34,862 number -3.3%
2007 33,796 number -3.1%
2008 32,930 number -2.6%
2009 32,284 number -2.0%
2010 55,126 number +70.8%
2011 54,129 number -1.8%
2012 52,870 number -2.3%
2013 52,039 number -1.6%
2014 51,584 number -0.9%
2015 51,397 number -0.4%
2016 51,341 number -0.1%
2017 50,980 number -0.7%
2018 50,836 number -0.3%
2019 50,854 number +0.0%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 50,854 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 543,924 number, 9% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 50,854 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 million number, 5% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population of compulsory school age, female in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +70.8% 32,284 number 55,126 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36,906 number 36,537 number 37,274 number 2
2000s 35,869 number 32,284 number 38,086 number 10
2010s 52,116 number 50,836 number 55,126 number 10

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 145 Trinidad and Tobago 67,032 number compare
  2. 146 Estonia 64,512 number compare
  3. 147 Comoros 62,641 number compare
  4. 149 Cyprus 46,408 number compare
  5. 150 Guyana 41,632 number compare
  6. 151 Luxembourg 37,617 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Cape Verde?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Cape Verde was 50,854 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 55,126 number in 2010.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 32,284 number in 2009.
How does Cape Verde rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Cape Verde ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.