Cabo Verde: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Cabo Verde's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 18.1% on 2017 (from 1,480 to 1,212).

Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2017), the average change was +3.3% and a typical year strayed about 13.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 35.1% in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 22.9% in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is downward, about 42.27 a year. A straight line explains 55% 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

In 2018, Cabo Verde had the 55th highest value of the 64 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Cabo Verde in the 2018 ranking

• Eritrea — 52nd of 64: 2,822
• Oman — 53rd of 64: 1,653
• Bhutan — 54th of 64: 1,583
• Mauritania — 56th of 64: 1,122
• Macao SAR, China — 57th of 64: 936
• Qatar — 58th of 64: 720

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 31 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 287,600 (2016)
• Benin — 27,875 (2016)
• Burkina Faso — 28,566 (2018)
• Burundi — 68,831 (2018)
• Cameroon — 477,192 (2016)
• Central African Republic — 5,149 (2017)
• Chad — 7,791 (2016)
• Comoros — 0 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 870,961 (2015)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 116,644 (2018)
• Eritrea

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, vocational pupils?

1,212 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 109.69% from 578 in 1971 (1.59% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2,573 in 2005 and the lowest 578 in 1971.

How does Cabo Verde rank?

55th highest of 64 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Cabo Verde?

In 2018, Cabo Verde's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 18.1% on 2017 (from 1,480 to 1,212). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2017), the average change was +3.3% and a typical year strayed about 13.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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