School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 4,864 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
4,864 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
195th
of 206 countries
All-time high
4,906 number
in 2018
All-time low
1,335 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands is 4,864 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands peaked at 4,906 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,335 number, in 1970.
Cayman Islands ranks 195th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,335 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,452 number | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 1,512 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 1,575 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 1,635 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 1,696 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 1,765 number | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 1,839 number | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 1,917 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 1,990 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 2,040 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 2,057 number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 2,118 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 2,148 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 2,146 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 2,133 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 2,138 number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1,964 number | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 1,828 number | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 1,734 number | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 1,684 number | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 1,660 number | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 1,734 number | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 1,826 number | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 1,948 number | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 2,111 number | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 2,317 number | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 2,549 number | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 2,802 number | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 3,074 number | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 3,340 number | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 3,575 number | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 3,752 number | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 3,833 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 3,839 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3,805 number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3,793 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3,833 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 3,896 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 3,993 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 4,120 number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 4,255 number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 4,391 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 4,513 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 4,620 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 4,715 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 4,802 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4,873 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4,906 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 4,903 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 4,864 number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,672 number | 1,335 number | 1,990 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,031 number | 1,734 number | 2,148 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,170 number | 1,660 number | 3,074 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,766 number | 3,340 number | 3,993 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,610 number | 4,120 number | 4,906 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,864 number | 4,864 number | 4,864 number | 1 |
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More education data for Cayman Islands
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 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)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 323 (2024)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands was 4,864 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4,906 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,335 number in 1970.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Cayman Islands ranks 195th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.