School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 803 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
803
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
200th
of 222 countries
All-time high
803
in 2025
All-time low
272
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cayman Islands, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 803 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cayman Islands peaked at 803 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 272, in 1970.
Cayman Islands ranks 200th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 272 | — |
| 1971 | 281 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 290 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 299 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 296 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 323 | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 337 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 343 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 344 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 338 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 327 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 318 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 303 | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 294 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 310 | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 361 | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 368 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 375 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 380 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 392 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 397 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 399 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 404 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 419 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 443 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 480 | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 508 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 532 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 551 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 560 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 564 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 561 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 557 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 549 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 566 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 635 | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 645 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 631 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 632 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 663 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 687 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 707 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 735 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 757 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 772 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 791 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 800 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 790 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 773 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 759 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 743 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 734 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 744 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 762 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 782 | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 803 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 312.3 | 272 | 344 | 10 |
| 1980s | 342.8 | 294 | 392 | 10 |
| 1990s | 469.3 | 397 | 560 | 10 |
| 2000s | 600.3 | 549 | 663 | 10 |
| 2010s | 757.1 | 687 | 800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 761.33 | 734 | 803 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 197 United States Virgin Islands 892 compare
- 198 Marshall Islands 851 compare
- 199 American Samoa 834 compare
- 201 Dominica 729 compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 574 compare
- 203 Bermuda 569 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, one year before the official primary entry in Cayman Islands?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cayman Islands was 803 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 803 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 272 in 1970.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Cayman Islands ranks 200th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release