School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.68 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cayman Islands is 8.68 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cayman Islands peaked at 9.35 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.32 years, in 2018.
That places Cayman Islands 120th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.16 years | — |
| 2000 | 9.35 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 9.17 years | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 9.14 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 8.92 years | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.66 years | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 8.81 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 9.1 years | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 9.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 9.06 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 8.88 years | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 8.32 years | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 8.51 years | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.46 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 8.35 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 8.66 years | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 8.97 years | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 8.68 years | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.16 years | 9.16 years | 9.16 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.04 years | 8.66 years | 9.35 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.77 years | 8.32 years | 9.1 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.62 years | 8.35 years | 8.97 years | 5 |
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More education data for Cayman Islands
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,397 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cayman Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cayman Islands was 8.68 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.35 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.32 years in 2018.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Cayman Islands ranks 120th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release