School age population, one year before than official … male than in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 5,446 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
5,446 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
163rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
6,550 number
in 1999
All-time low
4,284 number
in 1982
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 5,446 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cape Verde peaked at 6,550 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4,284 number, in 1982.

That places Cape Verde 163rd 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.

School age population, one year before than official … male than in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Cape Verde, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 4,459 number —
1971 4,612 number +3.4%
1972 4,681 number +1.5%
1973 4,653 number -0.6%
1974 4,567 number -1.8%
1975 4,462 number -2.3%
1976 4,378 number -1.9%
1977 4,368 number -0.2%
1978 4,347 number -0.5%
1979 4,323 number -0.6%
1980 4,303 number -0.5%
1981 4,292 number -0.3%
1982 4,284 number -0.2%
1983 4,346 number +1.4%
1984 4,453 number +2.5%
1985 4,577 number +2.8%
1986 4,689 number +2.4%
1987 4,818 number +2.8%
1988 4,962 number +3.0%
1989 5,115 number +3.1%
1990 5,279 number +3.2%
1991 5,448 number +3.2%
1992 5,638 number +3.5%
1993 5,834 number +3.5%
1994 6,022 number +3.2%
1995 6,178 number +2.6%
1996 6,289 number +1.8%
1997 6,492 number +3.2%
1998 6,542 number +0.8%
1999 6,550 number +0.1%
2000 6,511 number -0.6%
2001 6,430 number -1.2%
2002 6,252 number -2.8%
2003 6,016 number -3.8%
2004 5,760 number -4.3%
2005 5,540 number -3.8%
2006 5,407 number -2.4%
2007 5,336 number -1.3%
2008 5,321 number -0.3%
2009 5,331 number +0.2%
2010 5,315 number -0.3%
2011 5,221 number -1.8%
2012 5,220 number -0.0%
2013 5,215 number -0.1%
2014 5,208 number -0.1%
2015 5,206 number -0.0%
2016 5,219 number +0.2%
2017 5,271 number +1.0%
2018 5,341 number +1.3%
2019 5,409 number +1.3%
2020 5,446 number +0.7%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 5,446 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 5,446 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 186,312 number, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,485 number 4,323 number 4,681 number 10
1980s 4,584 number 4,284 number 5,115 number 10
1990s 6,027 number 5,279 number 6,550 number 10
2000s 5,790 number 5,321 number 6,511 number 10
2010s 5,262 number 5,206 number 5,409 number 10
2020s 5,446 number 5,446 number 5,446 number 1

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 160 Mauritius 6,567 number compare
  2. 161 Bhutan 6,226 number compare
  3. 162 Suriname 5,481 number compare
  4. 164 Cyprus 4,708 number compare
  5. 165 Vanuatu 4,069 number compare
  6. 166 Belize 3,969 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 5,446 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 6,550 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 4,284 number in 1982.
How does Cape Verde rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Cape Verde ranks 163rd 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 2.5%. 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, male (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, male (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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Male 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/