Cabo Verde: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Cabo Verde's primary education, teachers (% female) fell 4.27 percentage points on 2021 (from 67.79% to 63.51%).

Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2021), the average change was +0.2 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.05 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.56 percentage points in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.27 percentage points in 2022. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

• Colombia — 1st of 8: 77.01%
• Canada — 2nd of 8: 75.11%
• Botswana — 3rd of 8: 74.08%
• Mozambique — 5th of 8: 47.3%
• Eritrea — 6th of 8: 44.08%
• Benin — 7th of 8: 29.64%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

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

All 30 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Benin — 29.64% (2022)
• Botswana — 74.08% (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 50.07% (2024)
• Burundi — 55.24% (2025)
• Cameroon — 61.38% (2024)
• Central African Republic — 19.09% (2016)
• Chad — 21.27% (2024)
• Comoros — 43.24% (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 32.35% (2023)
• Congo, Rep. — 61.56% (2023)
• Côte d'Ivoire

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 education, teachers — 3,031 (2022)
• Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

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Questions people ask

What is Cabo Verde's primary education, teachers (% female)?

63.51% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1987?

It is up 2.93 percentage points from 60.58% in 1987. The highest value was 71.58% in 2017 and the lowest 58.71% in 1994.

Is the latest change in primary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Cabo Verde?

In 2022, Cabo Verde's primary education, teachers (% female) fell 4.27 percentage points on 2021 (from 67.79% to 63.51%). Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2021), the average change was +0.2 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.05 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

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.FE.ZS, 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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