Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 55.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cayman Islands, 1970–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cayman Islands is 55.7%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cayman Islands peaked at 55.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1970.
That places Cayman Islands 14th out of 111 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.3% | — |
| 1989 | 11.3% | +768.7% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | +177.6% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 31.4% | 47.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 54.5% | 55.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 45.69 % change on previous year (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 274 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 912 (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cayman Islands?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cayman Islands was 55.7% in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1970.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Cayman Islands ranks 14th out of 111 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (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 post-secondary non-tertiary education.