Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 9,571 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9,571 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
175th
of 186 countries
All-time high
9,571 number
in 2019
All-time low
5,137 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands, 1998–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1998200820191998: 5.1k number1999: 5.6k number2000: 6.1k number2001: 6.4k number2002: 6.8k number2003: 7.1k number2004: 7.3k number2005: 7.4k number2006: 7.5k number2007: 7.7k number2008: 7.9k number2009: 8.1k number2010: 8.2k number2011: 8.3k number2012: 8.5k number2013: 8.7k number2014: 8.9k number2015: 9.0k number2016: 9.2k number2017: 9.4k number2018: 9.5k number2019: 9.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cayman Islands recorded 9,571 number for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands peaked at 9,571 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,137 number, in 1998.

That places Cayman Islands 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,372 number 5,137 number 5,608 number 2
2000s 7,236 number 6,051 number 8,083 number 10
2010s 8,920 number 8,210 number 9,571 number 10

Countries ranked near Cayman Islands

  1. 172 Antigua and Barbuda 15,266 number compare
  2. 173 Seychelles 14,879 number compare
  3. 174 Dominica 10,933 number compare
  4. 176 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8,633 number compare
  5. 177 Bermuda 8,629 number compare
  6. 178 Sint Maarten 7,289 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands was 9,571 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
The highest recorded value was 9,571 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 5,137 number in 1998.
How does Cayman Islands rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Cayman Islands ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.