Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) was 4,633 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4,633
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
180th
of 197 countries
All-time high
4,633
in 2025
All-time low
2,687
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Population of compulsory school age, female in Cayman Islands, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 4,633 for population of compulsory school age, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Cayman Islands peaked at 4,633 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,687, in 1998.
That places Cayman Islands 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2,687 | — |
| 1999 | 2,788 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 2,910 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 3,047 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 3,137 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 3,195 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 3,248 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 3,330 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 3,409 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3,457 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 3,507 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3,574 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3,636 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 3,719 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 3,844 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 3,931 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4,006 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 4,104 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 4,188 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4,258 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4,315 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 4,378 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 4,423 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 4,441 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4,506 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 4,559 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 4,600 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 4,633 | +0.7% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 4,633 is below the median for high income countries, which is 295,814, 2% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 4,633 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 185,426, 2% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,738 | 2,687 | 2,788 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,281 | 2,910 | 3,574 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,038 | 3,636 | 4,378 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,527 | 4,423 | 4,633 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 6,118 compare
- 178 Marshall Islands 5,613 compare
- 179 Dominica 4,985 compare
- 181 Bermuda 3,934 compare
- 182 Andorra 3,657 compare
- 183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,502 compare
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 population of compulsory school age, female in Cayman Islands?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Cayman Islands was 4,633 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4,633 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,687 in 1998.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Cayman Islands ranks 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release