School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 10,729 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
10,729 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
162nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
12,966 number
in 1999
All-time low
8,532 number
in 1978
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cape Verde, 1970–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 10,729 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cape Verde peaked at 12,966 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8,532 number, in 1978.

That places Cape Verde 162nd out of 202 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8,967 number 8,532 number 9,530 number 10
1980s 9,136 number 8,566 number 10,164 number 10
1990s 11,948 number 10,492 number 12,966 number 10
2000s 11,503 number 10,594 number 12,892 number 10
2010s 10,420 number 10,296 number 10,659 number 10
2020s 10,729 number 10,729 number 10,729 number 1

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 159 Estonia 14,882 number compare
  2. 160 Mauritius 12,888 number compare
  3. 161 Bhutan 12,247 number compare
  4. 163 Suriname 10,581 number compare
  5. 164 Cyprus 9,382 number compare
  6. 165 Vanuatu 7,870 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Cape Verde

All data for Cape Verde β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cape Verde?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cape Verde was 10,729 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 12,966 number in 1999.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 8,532 number in 1978.
How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Cape Verde ranks 162nd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/