Literacy rate, adult female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Literacy rate, adult female was 84.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, adult female in Cape Verde stood at 84.1%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Cape Verde peaked at 84.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 52nd out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, adult female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.0% | — |
| 2009 | 76.6% | +44.4% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | +2.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 84.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 89% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 84.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.2%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.0% | 53.0% | 53.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.6% | 76.6% | 76.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 80.5% | 82.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 84.1% | 84.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More gender data for Cape Verde
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 110.78 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.29 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 427.83 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 427.83 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,105 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,203 people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Cape Verde?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Cape Verde was 84.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Cape Verde ranks 52nd out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.