Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total was 2.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.6%
Change on year
up 164.3%
World rank
15th
of 44 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 2023
All-time low
0.7%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total in Cayman Islands, 2019–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 2.6% for expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 164.3% on the previous year and up 79.4% over five years.
Cayman Islands ranks 15th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5% | — |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -50.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +92.2% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -29.0% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +164.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 12 Nepal 3.7%
- 13 Malawi 2.9%
- 14 Armenia 2.9% compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 2.4% compare
- 17 Ethiopia 2.4%
- 18 Kazakhstan 2.0%
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 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 lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,143 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0288 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total in Cayman Islands?
- Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total in Cayman Islands was 2.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total?
- Cayman Islands ranks 15th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release