School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 4,736 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
4,736 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
192nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
4,736 number
in 2020
All-time low
1,052 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands is 4,736 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands peaked at 4,736 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,052 number, in 1970.
That places Cayman Islands 192nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,052 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,079 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 1,120 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 1,182 number | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 1,268 number | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 1,373 number | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 1,493 number | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 1,618 number | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 1,737 number | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 1,851 number | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 1,954 number | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 2,039 number | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 2,148 number | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 2,233 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 2,319 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 2,420 number | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 2,543 number | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 2,559 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 2,502 number | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 2,381 number | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 2,203 number | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 1,994 number | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 1,933 number | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 1,868 number | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1,816 number | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 1,792 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1,811 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1,945 number | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 2,110 number | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 2,289 number | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 2,461 number | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 2,622 number | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 2,881 number | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 3,110 number | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 3,311 number | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 3,495 number | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 3,652 number | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 3,850 number | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 3,985 number | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 4,053 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 4,049 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 4,000 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 4,019 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4,050 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 4,096 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 4,163 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 4,245 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4,384 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 4,512 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 4,629 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 4,736 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,377 number | 1,052 number | 1,851 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,310 number | 1,954 number | 2,559 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,976 number | 1,792 number | 2,289 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,342 number | 2,461 number | 4,053 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,215 number | 4,000 number | 4,629 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,736 number | 4,736 number | 4,736 number | 1 |
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More education data for Cayman Islands
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 912 (2008)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 45.69 % change on previous year (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 274 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 4,736 number in 2020, 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 4,736 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,052 number in 1970.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Cayman Islands ranks 192nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.