School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 12.03 years in 2008. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cayman Islands, 1999–2008
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cayman Islands is 12.03 years, measured in 2008.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cayman Islands peaked at 12.94 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.19 years, in 2006.
Cayman Islands ranks 122nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.72 years | — |
| 2000 | 12.94 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 12.48 years | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 11.82 years | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 11.19 years | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 11.59 years | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 12.03 years | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.72 years | 12.72 years | 12.72 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.01 years | 11.19 years | 12.94 years | 6 |
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More education data for Cayman Islands
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cayman Islands?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cayman Islands was 12.03 years in 2008, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.94 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.19 years in 2006.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Cayman Islands ranks 122nd out of 183 countries with data for 2008.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.