School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 4,777 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4,777
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
200th
of 220 countries
All-time high
4,777
in 2024
All-time low
1,362
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands is 4,777, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands peaked at 4,777 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,362, in 1970.
Cayman Islands ranks 200th of 220 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, secondary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,362 | — |
| 1971 | 1,449 | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 1,542 | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 1,633 | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 1,712 | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 1,776 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 1,813 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 1,831 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1,853 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1,873 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1,922 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 2,026 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 2,115 | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 2,192 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 2,251 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 2,287 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 2,300 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 2,294 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 2,278 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 2,247 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 2,237 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 2,288 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 2,302 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 2,294 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2,283 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 2,284 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,303 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 2,327 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 2,352 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 2,385 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 2,486 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 2,705 | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 2,866 | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 2,987 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 3,089 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 3,198 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 3,293 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3,346 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 3,381 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3,417 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 3,439 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3,515 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 3,704 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 3,821 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 3,831 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3,812 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3,823 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3,851 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3,905 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 4,016 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 4,180 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 4,354 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 4,549 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 4,691 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 4,777 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 4,777 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,684 | 1,362 | 1,873 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,191 | 1,922 | 2,300 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,306 | 2,237 | 2,385 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,077 | 2,486 | 3,417 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,772 | 3,439 | 4,016 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,555 | 4,180 | 4,777 | 6 |
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More education data for Cayman Islands
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 45.69 % change on previous year (2008)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower 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 pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 274 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,081 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands was 4,777 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4,777 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,362 in 1970.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Cayman Islands ranks 200th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release