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

Cape Verde: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 5,283 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
5,283 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
162nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
6,416 number
in 1999
All-time low
4,176 number
in 1977
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cape Verde stood at 5,283 number.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cape Verde peaked at 6,416 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4,176 number, in 1977.

Cape Verde ranks 162nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Cape Verde, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 4,650 number —
1971 4,810 number +3.4%
1972 4,849 number +0.8%
1973 4,752 number -2.0%
1974 4,576 number -3.7%
1975 4,379 number -4.3%
1976 4,221 number -3.6%
1977 4,176 number -1.1%
1978 4,185 number +0.2%
1979 4,223 number +0.9%
1980 4,263 number +0.9%
1981 4,277 number +0.3%
1982 4,302 number +0.6%
1983 4,361 number +1.4%
1984 4,444 number +1.9%
1985 4,540 number +2.2%
1986 4,637 number +2.1%
1987 4,756 number +2.6%
1988 4,896 number +2.9%
1989 5,049 number +3.1%
1990 5,213 number +3.2%
1991 5,379 number +3.2%
1992 5,560 number +3.4%
1993 5,742 number +3.3%
1994 5,913 number +3.0%
1995 6,060 number +2.5%
1996 6,170 number +1.8%
1997 6,355 number +3.0%
1998 6,405 number +0.8%
1999 6,416 number +0.2%
2000 6,381 number -0.5%
2001 6,296 number -1.3%
2002 6,142 number -2.4%
2003 5,931 number -3.4%
2004 5,699 number -3.9%
2005 5,489 number -3.7%
2006 5,354 number -2.5%
2007 5,293 number -1.1%
2008 5,273 number -0.4%
2009 5,272 number -0.0%
2010 5,256 number -0.3%
2011 5,183 number -1.4%
2012 5,154 number -0.6%
2013 5,128 number -0.5%
2014 5,105 number -0.4%
2015 5,090 number -0.3%
2016 5,090 number +0.0%
2017 5,130 number +0.8%
2018 5,191 number +1.2%
2019 5,250 number +1.1%
2020 5,283 number +0.6%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 5,283 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 5,283 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 183,719 number, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,482 number 4,176 number 4,849 number 10
1980s 4,552 number 4,263 number 5,049 number 10
1990s 5,921 number 5,213 number 6,416 number 10
2000s 5,713 number 5,272 number 6,381 number 10
2010s 5,158 number 5,090 number 5,256 number 10
2020s 5,283 number 5,283 number 5,283 number 1

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 159 Estonia 7,272 number compare
  2. 160 Mauritius 6,321 number compare
  3. 161 Bhutan 6,021 number compare
  4. 163 Suriname 5,100 number compare
  5. 164 Cyprus 4,674 number compare
  6. 165 Belize 3,898 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cape Verde?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cape Verde was 5,283 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 6,416 number in 1999.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 4,176 number in 1977.
How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Cape Verde ranks 162nd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, female (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, female (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
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Female 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/