Share of schools with access to electricity in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of schools with access to electricity was 91.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
91.5%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
100th
of 135 countries
All-time high
91.5%
in 2022
All-time low
71.5%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Share of schools with access to electricity in Cape Verde, 2016–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of schools with access to electricity in Cape Verde stood at 91.5%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
That places Cape Verde 100th out of 135 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 71.5% | — |
| 2017 | 76.5% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 86.9% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +1.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 91.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.9%, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 91.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.6%, 2.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.5% | 71.5% | 86.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 86.5% | 91.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More energy & mining data for Cape Verde
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Cape Verde?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Cape Verde was 91.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 2016.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Cape Verde ranks 100th out of 135 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).