Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 95.3% 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 95.3% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cayman Islands peaked at 95.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 1970.
Cayman Islands ranks 25th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.1% | — |
| 1989 | 54.7% | +202.2% |
| 2004 | 78.7% | +43.8% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 81.1% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 54.7% | 54.7% | 54.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 78.7% | 92.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 94.8% | 95.3% | 2 |
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More education data for Cayman Islands
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 323 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.4% (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 95.3% 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 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 1970.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Cayman Islands ranks 25th out of 134 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 13.5%. 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+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.