School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
92nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.13 GPIA
in 1972
All-time low
0.9035 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
27
1972–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cayman Islands, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 1.01 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cayman Islands peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.9035 GPIA, in 1999.
Cayman Islands ranks 92nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.13 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 1.06 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.03 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9508 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9035 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9801 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.947 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9884 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9898 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9429 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9626 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9777 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9947 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9975 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9738 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9582 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9948 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9791 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9709 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 1.01 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 GPIA, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.9853 GPIA | 0.9508 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9035 GPIA | 0.9035 GPIA | 0.9035 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9758 GPIA | 0.9429 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9855 GPIA | 0.9582 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9916 GPIA | 0.9709 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cayman Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cayman Islands was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9035 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Cayman Islands ranks 92nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release