Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Cabo Verde

Gross tertiary enrolment in Cabo Verde was 24.3% in 2018.

Measure: Tertiary education enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the population in the five years after secondary school age Data: 1999 to 2018 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Cabo Verde is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Cabo Verde, 2018 24.3% % of the population in the five years after secondary school age
Change from 2017 −0.3percentage points 2017: 24.6%
World, 2018 37.9% Official aggregate

Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Cabo Verde over time

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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education enrolment (gross) (% of the population in the five years after secondary school age), 2001 to 2024
Period Cabo VerdeWorld
2024 – 43.6%
2023 – 43.2%
2022 – 42.0%
2021 – 41.1%
2020 – 39.7%
2019 – 38.7%
2018 24.3% 37.9%
2017 24.6% 37.5%
2016 23.7% 37.1%
2015 22.5% 36.6%
2014 23.3% 35.6%
2013 22.2% 33.1%
2012 19.9% 32.3%
2011 19.8% 31.1%
2010 17.2% 29.6%
2009 14.6% 28.3%
2008 11.6% 27.4%
2007 9.4% 26.3%
2006 8.3% 25.7%
2005 7.3% 24.3%
2004 5.9% 23.6%
2003 4.5% 22.8%
2002 3.8% 21.6%
2001 1.5% 20.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 24.6% in 2017.
  • Since 2008, when it was 11.6%, the figure has changed by +12.6 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2018 was 37.9%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.TER.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1999 to 2018 for Cabo Verde
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics