Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 94.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cayman Islands, 1970–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 94.2% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cayman Islands peaked at 95.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1970.
That places Cayman Islands 32nd out of 132 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.8% | — |
| 1989 | 55.1% | +153.2% |
| 2004 | 77.2% | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 55.1% | 55.1% | 55.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 77.2% | 92.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 94.2% | 95.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 912 (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 323 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -12.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,968 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7564 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,081 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,397 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cayman Islands?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cayman Islands was 94.2% in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1970.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Cayman Islands ranks 32nd out of 132 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.