Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
76th
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2023
All-time low
0.4%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Cayman Islands, 2019–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Cayman Islands is 0.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 74.3% over five years.
Cayman Islands ranks 76th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.4% | — |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +58.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +45.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 85% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
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 government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Cayman Islands?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Cayman Islands was 0.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Cayman Islands ranks 76th out of 116 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 Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release