Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 96.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cayman Islands, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cayman Islands is 96.3%, 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 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cayman Islands peaked at 96.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1970.
That places Cayman Islands 19th out of 131 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.3% | — |
| 1989 | 54.3% | +254.7% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +47.4% |
| 2005 | 84.5% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 81.8% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 54.3% | 54.3% | 54.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 80.0% | 91.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 94.3% | 96.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 323 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.4% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 95.74 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 95.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cayman Islands?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cayman Islands was 96.3% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1970.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Cayman Islands ranks 19th out of 131 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release