Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 398 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cayman Islands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cayman Islands stood at 398 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cayman Islands peaked at 420 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 131 number, in 1970.
That places Cayman Islands 194th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 131 number | — |
| 1971 | 139 number | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 140 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 142 number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 144 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 147 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 154 number | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 159 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 163 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 166 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 167 number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 164 number | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 165 number | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 163 number | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 159 number | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 158 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 162 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 153 number | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 148 number | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 148 number | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 150 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 151 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 163 number | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 177 number | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 194 number | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 213 number | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 235 number | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 255 number | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 278 number | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 299 number | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 317 number | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 328 number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 331 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 326 number | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 318 number | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 315 number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 322 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 331 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 344 number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 359 number | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 374 number | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 385 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 396 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 405 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 412 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 417 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 420 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 419 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 413 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 407 number | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 398 number | -2.2% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 398 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 2% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 398 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,926 number, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 148.5 number | 131 number | 166 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 158.7 number | 148 number | 167 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 211.5 number | 150 number | 299 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 329.1 number | 315 number | 359 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 404.8 number | 374 number | 420 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 398 number | 398 number | 398 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 191 Marshall Islands 740 number compare
- 192 Aruba 573 number compare
- 193 Dominica 433 number compare
- 195 Saint Kitts and Nevis 353 number compare
- 196 Andorra 347 number compare
- 197 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 287 number compare
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 274 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,334 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,143 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4,334 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cayman Islands?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Cayman Islands was 398 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 420 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 131 number in 1970.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Cayman Islands ranks 194th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.