Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 1.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.6%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
190th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.2%
in 2018
All-time low
1.1%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Cayman Islands, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Cayman Islands stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Cayman Islands ranks 190th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 4 |
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 government spending on education as a share of gdp in Cayman Islands?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Cayman Islands was 1.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2019.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Cayman Islands ranks 190th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.