Compulsory education, duration in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Compulsory education, duration was 12 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
12 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
12 years
in 1998
All-time low
12 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Compulsory education, duration in Cayman Islands, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compulsory education, duration in Cayman Islands is 12 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Cayman Islands peaked at 12 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12 years, in 1998.
That places Cayman Islands 33rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Compulsory education, duration in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12 years | — |
| 1999 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12 years | +0.0% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 12 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 11 years, 1.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 12 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12 years, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 6 |
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More education data for Cayman Islands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,143 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0288 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Cayman Islands?
- Compulsory education, duration in Cayman Islands was 12 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 12 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 years in 1998.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Cayman Islands ranks 33rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.