Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 10.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.5%
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
94th
of 127 countries
All-time high
10.5%
in 2023
All-time low
8.6%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Cayman Islands, 2019–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Cayman Islands stood at 10.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 21.6% over five years.
Cayman Islands ranks 94th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.6% | — |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.8% | 10.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 91 Afghanistan 10.8%
- 92 Sierra Leone 10.8%
- 93 Nicaragua 10.7% compare
- 95 Panama 10.4% compare
- 96 Monaco 10.3% compare
- 97 Côte d'Ivoire 10.3% compare
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 funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Cayman Islands?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Cayman Islands was 10.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2019.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Cayman Islands ranks 94th out of 127 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 funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release