- CAPES stands for Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Brasil)
- CAPES stands for Certificat d’Aptitude au Professorat de l’Enseignement Secondaire (French: Certificate of Aptitude for Teaching Staff of Secondary Education)
- CAPES stands for Certificat d’Aptitude au Professorat de l’Enseignement du Second Degré
- CAPES stands for Computer-Aided Paperless Examination System (India)
- CAPES stands for Certificado de Aptitud Pedagógica Para La Enseñanza Secundaria (Spanish: Certificate of Fitness Education for Secondary Education)
- CAPES stands for Combined Arms Planning & Execution Monitoring System
- CAPES stands for Computational Administrative Professional And Engineering Services
- CAPES stands for Containment Atmosphere Purge Exhaust System
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