School age population, primary education, female in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: School age population, primary education, female was 2,292 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Cayman Islands, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Cayman Islands is 2,292, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Cayman Islands peaked at 2,292 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 794, 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, primary education, female in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 794 | — |
| 1971 | 811 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 826 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 838 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 855 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 867 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 898 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 941 | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 981 | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 1,021 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 1,054 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 1,070 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 1,064 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1,038 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 976 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 995 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1,023 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 1,061 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 1,099 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1,129 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 1,145 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1,155 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1,172 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1,195 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1,231 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1,283 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1,346 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 1,419 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 1,500 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1,579 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1,634 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1,658 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,669 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,664 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,658 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,692 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,747 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1,790 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1,831 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1,903 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1,960 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1,995 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2,027 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2,078 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 2,135 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 2,191 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 2,243 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2,281 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2,292 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,286 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2,255 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2,249 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,251 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,265 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 2,292 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 883.2 | 794 | 1,021 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,038 | 976 | 1,099 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,258 | 1,129 | 1,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,692 | 1,579 | 1,831 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,110 | 1,903 | 2,292 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,266 | 2,249 | 2,292 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 198 American Samoa 2,645 compare
- 199 United States Virgin Islands 2,536 compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 2,487 compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,087 compare
- 203 Andorra 1,984 compare
- 204 Bermuda 1,709 compare
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 323 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.4% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.74 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Cayman Islands?
- School age population, primary education, female in Cayman Islands was 2,292 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,292 in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 794 in 1970.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Cayman Islands ranks 201st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release