Human capital composite index in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Human capital composite index was -0.2703 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human capital composite index in Cayman Islands, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Cayman Islands is -0.2703 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.0% on the previous year and down 480.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Cayman Islands peaked at 1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1977 and was at its lowest, -0.7976 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2019.
Cayman Islands ranks 145th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human capital composite index in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.7874 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1973 | 1.12 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +42.6% |
| 1974 | 1.32 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +17.8% |
| 1975 | 1.49 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -19.3% |
| 1977 | 1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +25.8% |
| 1980 | 1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -31.3% |
| 1981 | 1.32 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +27.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8308 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -37.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8545 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5736 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -32.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4281 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -25.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1989 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -53.5% |
| 2005 | 0.023 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -88.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1619 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +605.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3082 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +90.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3076 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2864 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2042 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -28.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0466 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -122.8% |
| 2018 | -0.7106 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +1425.4% |
| 2019 | -0.7976 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.2% |
| 2020 | -0.6673 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.3% |
| 2021 | -0.6826 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.3% |
| 2022 | -0.5846 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.3% |
| 2023 | -0.3653 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -37.5% |
| 2024 | -0.2703 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -26.0% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's -0.2703 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3622 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (75 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's -0.2703 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0999 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human capital composite index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -1425.4% | -0.0466 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7106 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2006 | +605.0% | 0.023 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.1619 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.24 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.7874 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.18 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.32 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8308 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8308 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8308 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.357 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.023 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.8545 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 2010s | -0.2128 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7976 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2864 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
| 2020s | -0.514 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6826 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2703 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 142 Ghana -0.2343 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 143 Saint Lucia -0.2373 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 144 Cambodia -0.245 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 146 Sri Lanka -0.2839 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 147 Palestine -0.2914 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 148 Paraguay -0.2957 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,191 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary 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 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0582 units per person (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Cayman Islands?
- Human capital composite index in Cayman Islands was -0.2703 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1977.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7976 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2019.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for human capital composite index?
- Cayman Islands ranks 145th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 480.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Human capital composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Literacy rate, adult total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, primary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, secondary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Government expenditure on education, total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.