Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) was 323 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 323 for teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands peaked at 368 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88, in 1977.
That places Cayman Islands 199th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 88 | — |
| 1980 | 112 | +27.3% |
| 1999 | 209 | +86.6% |
| 2000 | 237 | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 234 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 240 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 251 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 253 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 286 | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 335 | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 309 | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 330 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 303 | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 303 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 273 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 306.8 | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 346.9 | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 333.2 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 351 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 368 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 323 | -12.2% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 323 is below the median for high income countries, which is 17,584, 2% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 323 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18,882, 2% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) in Cayman Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +86.6% | 112 | 209 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88 | 88 | 88 | 1 |
| 1980s | 112 | 112 | 112 | 1 |
| 1990s | 209 | 209 | 209 | 1 |
| 2000s | 268.12 | 234 | 335 | 8 |
| 2010s | 303.16 | 273 | 330 | 5 |
| 2020s | 344.42 | 323 | 368 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 196 Bermuda 420 compare
- 197 Andorra 413 compare
- 198 Saint Kitts and Nevis 408 compare
- 200 Liechtenstein 283 compare
- 201 Turks and Caicos Islands 272 compare
- 202 British Virgin Islands 247 compare
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 teachers in primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Cayman Islands was 323 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 368 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 88 in 1977.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- Cayman Islands ranks 199th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release