Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private was 39.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39.8%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
24th
of 185 countries
All-time high
43.5%
in 2020
All-time low
28.2%
in 2005
Years of data
19
1999–2024
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Cayman Islands is 39.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Cayman Islands peaked at 43.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2005.
Cayman Islands ranks 24th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.7% | — |
| 2000 | 28.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 31.1% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 38.7% | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | -0.5% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 39.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.4%, 3.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 39.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.1%, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.7% | 28.7% | 28.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 28.2% | 34.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 29.7% | 40.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 39.8% | 43.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 21 Australia 43.8% compare
- 22 Madagascar 41.8% compare
- 23 Turks and Caicos Islands 40.8% compare
- 25 Palestine, State of 39.7% compare
- 26 Indonesia 39.3% compare
- 27 Monaco 39.0% 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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Cayman Islands?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Cayman Islands was 39.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2005.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private?
- Cayman Islands ranks 24th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release