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

Latest (2018)
2.2 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
60th
of 191 countries
All-time high
2.28 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.2095 years
in 1982
Years of data
26
1972–2018

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1972–2018

00.511.522.51972199520181972: 2.2 years1973: 1.8 years1974: 1.6 years1975: 1.9 years1982: 0.209 years1984: 0.217 years1987: 0.462 years1999: 1.4 years2001: 1.6 years2002: 1.7 years2003: 1.8 years2004: 1.9 years2005: 2 years2006: 2 years2007: 2 years2008: 2.1 years2009: 2.1 years2010: 2 years2011: 2.2 years2012: 2.1 years2013: 2.1 years2014: 2.1 years2015: 2.3 years2016: 2.3 years2017: 2.2 years2018: 2.2 years

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.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) in Cape Verde, 1972 to 2018.
Year years Change
1972 2.15 years
1973 1.79 years -16.7%
1974 1.64 years -8.4%
1975 1.88 years +14.4%
1982 0.2095 years -88.8%
1984 0.2173 years +3.8%
1987 0.4615 years +112.3%
1999 1.4 years +203.5%
2001 1.58 years +12.8%
2002 1.69 years +7.2%
2003 1.82 years +7.2%
2004 1.87 years +3.1%
2005 1.98 years +5.5%
2006 1.99 years +0.9%
2007 2.02 years +1.6%
2008 2.07 years +2.4%
2009 2.08 years +0.3%
2010 2.05 years -1.4%
2011 2.17 years +6.1%
2012 2.11 years -2.8%
2013 2.13 years +0.8%
2014 2.14 years +0.6%
2015 2.25 years +5.1%
2016 2.28 years +1.1%
2017 2.2 years -3.3%
2018 2.2 years -0.2%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 2.2 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8 years, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 2.2 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6892 years, 3.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +203.5% 0.4615 years 1.4 years
1987 +112.3% 0.2173 years 0.4615 years
1982 -88.8% 1.88 years 0.2095 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 57 Kenya 2.27 years compare
  2. 58 Montenegro 2.21 years compare
  3. 59 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.21 years compare
  4. 61 Malta 2.19 years compare
  5. 62 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.19 years compare
  6. 63 Mexico 2.19 years compare

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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.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
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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.