Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 5,109 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
5,109 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
163rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
6,471 number
in 2005
All-time low
3,241 number
in 1972
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Cape Verde, 1970–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Cape Verde is 5,109 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Cape Verde peaked at 6,471 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3,241 number, in 1972.

That places Cape Verde 163rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number) in Cape Verde, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 3,347 number
1971 3,308 number -1.2%
1972 3,241 number -2.0%
1973 3,284 number +1.3%
1974 3,419 number +4.1%
1975 3,560 number +4.1%
1976 3,754 number +5.4%
1977 3,942 number +5.0%
1978 4,046 number +2.6%
1979 4,082 number +0.9%
1980 4,158 number +1.9%
1981 4,257 number +2.4%
1982 4,203 number -1.3%
1983 4,134 number -1.6%
1984 4,051 number -2.0%
1985 3,967 number -2.1%
1986 3,864 number -2.6%
1987 3,842 number -0.6%
1988 3,886 number +1.1%
1989 3,937 number +1.3%
1990 3,982 number +1.1%
1991 4,015 number +0.8%
1992 4,066 number +1.3%
1993 4,222 number +3.8%
1994 4,452 number +5.4%
1995 4,689 number +5.3%
1996 4,934 number +5.2%
1997 5,170 number +4.8%
1998 5,609 number +8.5%
1999 5,815 number +3.7%
2000 6,011 number +3.4%
2001 6,184 number +2.9%
2002 6,305 number +2.0%
2003 6,377 number +1.1%
2004 6,424 number +0.7%
2005 6,471 number +0.7%
2006 6,463 number -0.1%
2007 6,246 number -3.4%
2008 6,004 number -3.9%
2009 5,799 number -3.4%
2010 5,603 number -3.4%
2011 5,435 number -3.0%
2012 5,332 number -1.9%
2013 5,283 number -0.9%
2014 5,246 number -0.7%
2015 5,241 number -0.1%
2016 5,250 number +0.2%
2017 5,178 number -1.4%
2018 5,118 number -1.2%
2019 5,100 number -0.4%
2020 5,109 number +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,598 number 3,241 number 4,082 number 10
1980s 4,030 number 3,842 number 4,257 number 10
1990s 4,695 number 3,982 number 5,815 number 10
2000s 6,228 number 5,799 number 6,471 number 10
2010s 5,279 number 5,100 number 5,603 number 10
2020s 5,109 number 5,109 number 5,109 number 1

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 160 Guyana 7,151 number compare
  2. 161 Bhutan 6,826 number compare
  3. 162 Suriname 5,329 number compare
  4. 164 Cyprus 4,756 number compare
  5. 165 Montenegro 4,169 number compare
  6. 166 Vanuatu 3,920 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Cape Verde?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Cape Verde was 5,109 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 6,471 number in 2005.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 3,241 number in 1972.
How does Cape Verde rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Cape Verde ranks 163rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.