School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 756 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
756
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
201st
of 222 countries
All-time high
796
in 2021
All-time low
264
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands stood at 756.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands peaked at 796 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 264, in 1970.
That places Cayman Islands 201st out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 264 | — |
| 1971 | 279 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 292 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 294 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 294 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 293 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 292 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 304 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 313 | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 321 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 336 | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 354 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 364 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 372 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 368 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 360 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 350 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 348 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 343 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 347 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 368 | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 372 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 374 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 380 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 384 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 392 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 397 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 404 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 416 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 436 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 474 | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 510 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 535 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 555 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 567 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 562 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 558 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 572 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 581 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 577 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 602 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 634 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 639 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 610 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 617 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 653 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 678 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 705 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 746 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 775 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 789 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 796 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 783 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 772 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 758 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 756 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 294.6 | 264 | 321 | 10 |
| 1980s | 354.2 | 336 | 372 | 10 |
| 1990s | 392.3 | 368 | 436 | 10 |
| 2000s | 549.1 | 474 | 581 | 10 |
| 2010s | 665.9 | 602 | 775 | 10 |
| 2020s | 775.67 | 756 | 796 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 198 American Samoa 908 compare
- 199 Marshall Islands 874 compare
- 200 Dominica 838 compare
- 202 Andorra 721 compare
- 203 Bermuda 608 compare
- 204 Saint Kitts and Nevis 603 compare
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,143 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0288 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands was 756 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 796 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 264 in 1970.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Cayman Islands ranks 201st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release