Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cayman Islands, 2004–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 99.0% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cayman Islands peaked at 99.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 2004.
That places Cayman Islands 40th out of 135 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 97.1% | — |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.2% | 97.1% | 99.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.8% | 2 |
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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 primary education or higher in Cayman Islands?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cayman Islands was 99.0% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2004.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cayman Islands ranks 40th out of 135 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary 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