Official entrance age to compulsory education in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 4 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 200 countries
All-time high
4
in 1998
All-time low
4
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Cayman Islands, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Cayman Islands stood at 4. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Cayman Islands peaked at 4 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1998.
That places Cayman Islands 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4 | — |
| 1999 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 166 Argentina 4 compare
- 166 Aruba 4 compare
- 166 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4 compare
- 166 Brazil 4 compare
- 166 Bulgaria 4 compare
- 166 Costa Rica 4 compare
- 166 Curaçao 4 compare
- 166 Ghana 4 compare
- 166 Gibraltar 4 compare
- 166 Hungary 4 compare
- 166 Luxembourg 4 compare
- 166 Maldives 4 compare
- 166 Mexico 4 compare
- 166 Naoero 4 compare
- 166 Nepal 4 compare
- 166 Panama 4 compare
- 166 Sint Maarten 4 compare
- 166 Switzerland 4 compare
- 166 Tonga 4 compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 compare
- 166 Uruguay 4 compare
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 323 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 74.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.74 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Cayman Islands?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Cayman Islands was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1998.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Cayman Islands ranks 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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