School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.32 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
5.32 years
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
102nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
5.74 years
in 2013
All-time low
0.3751 years
in 1980
Years of data
29
1972–2018

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde, 1972–2018

02461972199520181972: 0.622 years1980: 0.375 years1981: 0.393 years1982: 0.442 years1984: 0.554 years1987: 0.755 years1988: 0.86 years1989: 0.928 years1990: 1.1 years1994: 1.8 years2000: 4.1 years2001: 4 years2002: 4.3 years2003: 4.3 years2004: 4.2 years2005: 4.3 years2006: 5 years2007: 5 years2008: 5.1 years2009: 5.1 years2010: 5.2 years2011: 5.4 years2012: 5.5 years2013: 5.7 years2014: 5.7 years2015: 5.7 years2016: 5.6 years2017: 5.6 years2018: 5.3 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde stood at 5.32 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde peaked at 5.74 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3751 years, in 1980.

Cape Verde ranks 102nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6224 years 0.6224 years 0.6224 years 1
1980s 0.6152 years 0.3751 years 0.9278 years 7
1990s 1.42 years 1.05 years 1.79 years 2
2000s 4.53 years 3.97 years 5.09 years 10
2010s 5.52 years 5.22 years 5.74 years 9

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 99 Bhutan 5.36 years compare
  2. 100 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.35 years compare
  3. 101 Indonesia 5.35 years compare
  4. 103 Mongolia 5.31 years compare
  5. 104 Sao Tome and Principe 5.31 years compare
  6. 105 East Timor 5.3 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde?
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cape Verde was 5.32 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 5.74 years in 2013.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3751 years in 1980.
How does Cape Verde rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Cape Verde ranks 102nd out of 198 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,439 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.