Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 3.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cayman Islands is 3.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 37.1% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cayman Islands peaked at 35.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Cayman Islands ranks 130th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 0.2% | 19.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 2.3% | 35.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 323 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.52 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cayman Islands?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Cayman Islands was 3.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Cayman Islands ranks 130th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.