Cape Verde: Primary school enrollment

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 Cape Verde

Primary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children

 Latest value 102.97
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1971 - 2022
 Average 105.35
 Min - Max 55.94 - 127.71
 Source UNESCO
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The latest value from 2022 is 102.97 percent, a decline from 103.03 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 100.54 percent, based on data from 157 countries. Historically, the average for Cape Verde from 1971 to 2022 is 105.35 percent. The minimum value, 55.94 percent, was reached in 1971 while the maximum of 127.71 percent was recorded in 1976. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Cape Verde: Primary school enrollment
 2022 102.97
 2021 103.03
 2020 103.43
 2019 105.21
 2018 105.85
 2017 104.15
 2016 104.43
 2015 105.85




The primary school enrollment can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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