School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 3,760 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
3,760 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
193rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
3,806 number
in 2014
All-time low
737 number
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2015
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands is 3,760 number, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands peaked at 3,806 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 737 number, in 1970.
Cayman Islands ranks 193rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 737 number | — |
| 1971 | 758 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 808 number | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 848 number | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 886 number | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 920 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 955 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 1,041 number | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 1,138 number | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 1,243 number | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 1,347 number | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 1,438 number | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 1,555 number | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 1,659 number | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 1,750 number | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 1,835 number | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 1,923 number | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 2,132 number | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 2,316 number | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 2,458 number | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 2,538 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 2,533 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 2,547 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 2,521 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 2,452 number | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 2,346 number | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 2,218 number | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 2,155 number | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 2,086 number | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 2,033 number | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 2,030 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,085 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 2,268 number | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 2,431 number | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 2,573 number | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 2,692 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 2,791 number | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 2,948 number | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 3,134 number | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 3,329 number | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 3,515 number | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 3,662 number | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 3,753 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 3,802 number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 3,806 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,760 number | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 933.4 number | 737 number | 1,243 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,841 number | 1,347 number | 2,458 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,343 number | 2,033 number | 2,547 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,628 number | 2,030 number | 3,329 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,716 number | 3,515 number | 3,806 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 190 American Samoa 5,011 number compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4,047 number compare
- 192 Andorra 3,995 number compare
- 194 Bermuda 3,742 number compare
- 195 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3,283 number compare
- 196 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,496 number compare
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 323 (2024)
- 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)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands was 3,760 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,806 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 737 number in 1970.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Cayman Islands ranks 193rd out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.