Cabo Verde: Primary education, teachers

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Cabo Verde's primary education, teachers fell 1.3% on 2021 (from 3,070 to 3,031).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2021), the average change was +0.5% and a typical year strayed about 4.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 33.3% in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.1% in 1980. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 14.24 a year. A straight line explains 67% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Cabo Verde in the 2022 ranking

• Liberia — 4th of 7: 37,210
• Botswana — 5th of 7: 16,622
• Eritrea — 6th of 7: 12,025

What this measures

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The precision of this indicator can be influenced by the enumeration method used, such as headcount or 'full-time equivalent' count of teachers.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 43 values

Primary education, teachers in nearby economies

• Angola — 96,016 (2023)
• Benin — 59,742 (2022)
• Botswana — 16,622 (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 91,764 (2024)
• Burundi — 43,226 (2025)
• Cameroon — 121,453 (2024)
• Central African Republic — 9,756 (2016)
• Chad — 54,801 (2024)
• Comoros — 3,952 (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 561,172 (2023)
• Congo, Rep. — 23,019 (2023)

More education data for Cabo Verde

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 61,167 (2022)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 102.97% (2022)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 102% (2022)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 103.89% (2022)
• Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) — 99.1% (2022)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Cabo Verde's primary education, teachers?

3,031 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 315.21% from 730 in 1971 (2.83% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3,228 in 1999 and the lowest 730 in 1971.

Is the latest change in primary education, teachers unusual for Cabo Verde?

In 2022, Cabo Verde's primary education, teachers fell 1.3% on 2021 (from 3,070 to 3,031). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1980 to 2021), the average change was +0.5% and a typical year strayed about 4.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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