Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 54.9% 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
Cayman Islands recorded 54.9% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cayman Islands peaked at 54.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1970.
That places Cayman Islands 7th out of 110 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.9% | — |
| 1989 | 14.1% | +386.7% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +120.9% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 37.7% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 31.2% | 45.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 54.8% | 54.9% | 2 |
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More education data for Cayman Islands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 323 (2024)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
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 54.9% 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 54.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1970.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Cayman Islands ranks 7th out of 110 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 38.0%. 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 post-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 post-secondary non-tertiary education.