Cabo Verde: Secondary education, teachers, female

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Cabo Verde's secondary education, teachers, female fell 10.7% on 2021 (from 2,001 to 1,787).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2021), the average change was +5.1% and a typical year strayed about 6.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 28.7% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.7% 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 33.58 a year. A straight line explains 64% 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

• Eswatini — 5th of 9: 3,733
• Eritrea — 6th of 9: 3,016
• Maldives — 7th of 9: 1,927
• Comoros — 9th of 9: 830

What this measures

Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including 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 sum.

All 24 values

Secondary education, teachers, female in nearby economies

• Benin — 6,971 (2022)
• Botswana — 8,532 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 12,609 (2024)
• Burundi — 7,258 (2025)
• Cameroon — 48,324 (2023)
• Central African Republic — 2,040 (2017)
• Chad — 2,404 (2024)
• Comoros — 830 (2022)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 109,250 (2023)
• Congo, Rep. — 4,503 (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 secondary education, teachers, female?

1,787 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1987?

It is up 1,377% from 121 in 1987 (8% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2,001 in 2021 and the lowest 121 in 1987.

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

In 2022, Cabo Verde's secondary education, teachers, female fell 10.7% on 2021 (from 2,001 to 1,787). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2021), the average change was +5.1% and a typical year strayed about 6.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 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.SEC.TCHR.FE, 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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