School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) was 1,927 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Cayman Islands, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Cayman Islands is 1,927, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Cayman Islands peaked at 1,927 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 415, in 1970.
That places Cayman Islands 202nd out of 221 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, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 415 | — |
| 1971 | 470 | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 520 | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 564 | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 603 | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 642 | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 681 | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 717 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 739 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 759 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 794 | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 860 | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 919 | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 974 | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 1,015 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 1,041 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 1,060 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1,062 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1,052 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1,042 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1,050 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1,144 | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 1,223 | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 1,269 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 1,274 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,236 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 1,167 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 1,086 | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 1,017 | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 969 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 978 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,134 | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 1,274 | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 1,380 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 1,437 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1,439 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,402 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1,360 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1,325 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1,315 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,344 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1,426 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1,595 | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 1,721 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 1,823 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 1,883 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1,904 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,890 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,852 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,778 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1,702 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1,631 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 1,662 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1,715 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 1,800 | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 1,927 | +7.1% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 1,927 is below the median for high income countries, which is 125,237, 2% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 1,927 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 115,709, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 611 | 415 | 759 | 10 |
| 1980s | 981.9 | 794 | 1,062 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,144 | 969 | 1,274 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,304 | 978 | 1,439 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,722 | 1,344 | 1,904 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,740 | 1,631 | 1,927 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 199 American Samoa 2,263 compare
- 200 Dominica 2,115 compare
- 201 Marshall Islands 2,101 compare
- 203 Bermuda 1,725 compare
- 204 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,471 compare
- 205 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,395 compare
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,143 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3221 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,049 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0288 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,334 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Cayman Islands?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Cayman Islands was 1,927 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,927 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 415 in 1970.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Cayman Islands ranks 202nd out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release