Population of compulsory school age, male in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Population of compulsory school age, male was 4,717 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Cayman Islands, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, male in Cayman Islands stood at 4,717. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Cayman Islands peaked at 4,717 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,694, in 1998.
Cayman Islands ranks 180th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2,694 | — |
| 1999 | 2,801 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 2,919 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 3,050 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 3,143 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 3,217 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 3,298 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 3,404 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 3,491 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 3,553 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 3,598 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 3,634 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3,679 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 3,766 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 3,895 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 3,998 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 4,086 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 4,160 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 4,242 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4,318 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 4,394 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 4,466 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4,521 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4,551 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 4,620 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 4,671 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 4,700 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 4,717 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,748 | 2,694 | 2,801 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,331 | 2,919 | 3,634 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,100 | 3,679 | 4,466 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,630 | 4,521 | 4,717 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 6,299 compare
- 178 Marshall Islands 6,023 compare
- 179 Dominica 4,920 compare
- 181 Bermuda 4,177 compare
- 182 Andorra 3,784 compare
- 183 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3,623 compare
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 45.69 % change on previous year (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 274 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 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 secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 912 (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Cayman Islands?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Cayman Islands was 4,717 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4,717 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,694 in 1998.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Cayman Islands ranks 180th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release