Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 1.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Cayman Islands, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 1.6% for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 38.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Cayman Islands peaked at 1.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2019.
That places Cayman Islands 175th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.4% | — |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +28.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 4 |
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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 initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Cayman Islands?
- Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Cayman Islands was 1.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2019.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Cayman Islands ranks 175th out of 185 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 Initial government expenditure on 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