Cayman Islands vs Portugal: Compulsory education, duration

Cayman Islands

12 years

in 2025

Portugal

12 years

in 2025

Cayman Islands rank

33rd

Portugal rank

33rd

Compulsory education, duration over time

Cayman Islands currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Portugal, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Globally, Cayman Islands ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 33rd of 197 countries.

Indicator: Compulsory education, duration (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 6,506 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.