Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public was 60.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
60.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
170th
of 194 countries
All-time high
71.8%
in 2005
All-time low
56.5%
in 2020
Years of data
19
1999–2024
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 60.2% for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Cayman Islands peaked at 71.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2020.
Cayman Islands ranks 170th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 71.3% | — |
| 2000 | 71.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 70.4% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 65.2% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 67.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 60.2% | +0.3% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 60.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 87.9%, 69% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 60.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 74% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.3% | 71.3% | 71.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 65.2% | 71.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 59.3% | 70.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 56.5% | 60.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 167 Monaco 61.0% compare
- 168 Indonesia 60.7% compare
- 169 Palestine, State of 60.3% compare
- 171 Turks and Caicos Islands 59.2% compare
- 172 Madagascar 58.2% compare
- 173 Australia 56.2% 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 public in Cayman Islands?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Cayman Islands was 60.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2020.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public?
- Cayman Islands ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release