Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 323 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Cayman Islands, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Cayman Islands is 323, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Cayman Islands peaked at 368 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88, in 1977.
Cayman Islands ranks 195th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 88 | — |
| 1978 | 96 | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 104 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 112 | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 209 | +86.6% |
| 2000 | 237 | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 234 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 240 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 245.5 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 251 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 253 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 286 | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 335 | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 309 | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 316 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 323 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 330 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 303 | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 303 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 273 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 306.8 | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 346.9 | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 333.2 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 351 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 368 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 323 | -12.2% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 323 is below the median for high income countries, which is 17,584, 2% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 323 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18,882, 2% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +86.6% | 112 | 209 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96 | 88 | 104 | 3 |
| 1980s | 112 | 112 | 112 | 1 |
| 1990s | 209 | 209 | 209 | 1 |
| 2000s | 270.65 | 234 | 335 | 10 |
| 2010s | 306.47 | 273 | 330 | 6 |
| 2020s | 344.42 | 323 | 368 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 192 Bermuda 420 compare
- 193 Andorra 413 compare
- 194 Saint Kitts and Nevis 408 compare
- 196 Liechtenstein 283 compare
- 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 272 compare
- 198 British Virgin Islands 247 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 primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Cayman Islands?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Cayman Islands was 323 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 368 in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 88 in 1977.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Cayman Islands ranks 195th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers 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
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.