Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9822 index in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.9822 index
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
137th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 1991
All-time low
0.9443 index
in 1981
Years of data
43
1974–2022
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Cape Verde, 1974–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2022, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Cape Verde stood at 0.9822 index.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Cape Verde peaked at 1 index in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9443 index, in 1981.
Cape Verde ranks 137th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.9856 index | — |
| 1975 | 0.9713 index | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9606 index | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9666 index | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9724 index | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9637 index | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9443 index | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9506 index | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9455 index | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9755 index | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9772 index | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9915 index | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9784 index | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9862 index | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9891 index | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9772 index | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1 index | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9833 index | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9915 index | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9923 index | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1 index | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1 index | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9905 index | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9874 index | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.985 index | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9862 index | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.978 index | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9757 index | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9664 index | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9692 index | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9709 index | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9661 index | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9724 index | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.971 index | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9768 index | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9757 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9751 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9756 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9827 index | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9748 index | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9811 index | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9822 index | +0.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.9822 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.9822 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9713 index | 0.9606 index | 0.9856 index | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9702 index | 0.9443 index | 0.9915 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9898 index | 0.9772 index | 1 index | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.988 index | 0.9664 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9736 index | 0.9661 index | 0.9827 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9794 index | 0.9748 index | 0.9822 index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.747 % change on previous year (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Cape Verde?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Cape Verde was 0.9822 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 1991.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9443 index in 1981.
- How does Cape Verde rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cape Verde ranks 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.