School life expectancy, primary, female in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.8 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Cayman Islands, 1972β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in Cayman Islands stood at 5.8 years.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Cayman Islands peaked at 7.2 years in 1977 and was at its lowest, 5.47 years, in 2018.
Cayman Islands ranks 116th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.52 years | 6.05 years | 7.2 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 5.96 years | 5.86 years | 6.05 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.99 years | 5.99 years | 5.99 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.09 years | 5.63 years | 6.48 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.8 years | 5.47 years | 6.12 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.84 years | 5.65 years | 6.07 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Population ages 15-64 74.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 323 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.52 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Cayman Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Cayman Islands was 5.8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2 years in 1977.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.47 years in 2018.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Cayman Islands ranks 116th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release