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 5,446 number in 2020. β–² 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 age in Cape Verde, 1970–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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.

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

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 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 age 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 age 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 age?
Cape Verde ranks 163rd 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 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
Last refreshed

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/