Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Enrolment in primary education, male (number) was 2,143 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, male in Cayman Islands, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in primary education, male in Cayman Islands stood at 2,143.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Cayman Islands peaked at 2,326 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 770, in 1972.
That places Cayman Islands 198th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 770 | — |
| 1973 | 841 | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 947 | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 933 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 985 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 1,105 | +12.2% |
| 1978 | 1,044 | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 1,035 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1,046 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 1,078 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1,718 | +59.4% |
| 2000 | 1,719 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,809 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 1,812 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,730 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 1,672 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1,798 | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 1,919 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1,948 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,980 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 2,015 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1,987 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 2,219 | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 2,288 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2,326 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2,224 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 2,248 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 2,296 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 2,143 | -6.7% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 2,143 is below the median for high income countries, which is 124,084, 2% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 2,143 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 189,344, 1% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in Cayman Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +59.4% | 1,078 | 1,718 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 957.5 | 770 | 1,105 | 8 |
| 1980s | 1,062 | 1,046 | 1,078 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,718 | 1,718 | 1,718 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,801 | 1,672 | 1,948 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2,098 | 1,980 | 2,288 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2,247 | 2,143 | 2,326 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,143 (2024)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3221 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,049 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0288 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,334 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in Cayman Islands?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in Cayman Islands was 2,143 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,326 in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 770 in 1972.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- Cayman Islands ranks 198th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release