Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2%
Change on year
up 34.7%
World rank
160th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2023
All-time low
0.1%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Cayman Islands, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Cayman Islands is 0.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 34.7% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
That places Cayman Islands 160th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.1% | — |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +32.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +34.7% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 20% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 22% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Cayman Islands?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Cayman Islands was 0.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Cayman Islands ranks 160th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. 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 Government expenditure on tertiary 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