School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.74 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 8.74 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Cayman Islands peaked at 9.28 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.26 years, in 2018.
Cayman Islands ranks 118th of 200 countries on this measure, 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, female in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.73 years | — |
| 2000 | 9.28 years | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 9.07 years | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 9.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 8.84 years | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 8.41 years | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 8.73 years | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 9.02 years | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 9.07 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.99 years | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 9.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.81 years | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 8.26 years | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 8.41 years | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 8.41 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.28 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 8.58 years | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 8.94 years | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 8.74 years | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.73 years | 8.73 years | 8.73 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.94 years | 8.41 years | 9.28 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.7 years | 8.26 years | 9.04 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.59 years | 8.28 years | 8.94 years | 5 |
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More education data for Cayman Islands
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 323 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Cayman Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Cayman Islands was 8.74 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.28 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.26 years in 2018.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Cayman Islands ranks 118th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release