School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 2.2 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Cape Verde stood at 2.2 years.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 2.28 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2095 years, in 1982.
That places Cape Verde 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.86 years | 1.64 years | 2.15 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.2961 years | 0.2095 years | 0.4615 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.4 years | 1.4 years | 1.4 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.9 years | 1.58 years | 2.08 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.17 years | 2.05 years | 2.28 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 57 Kenya 2.27 years compare
- 58 Montenegro 2.21 years compare
- 59 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.21 years compare
- 61 Malta 2.19 years compare
- 62 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.19 years compare
- 63 Mexico 2.19 years compare
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3107 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.56 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1352 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 131.1 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.375 °C (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2626 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Cape Verde?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Cape Verde was 2.2 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2095 years in 1982.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Cape Verde ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.