Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 77.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Cayman Islands, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 77.5% for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Cayman Islands peaked at 100.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 2020.
That places Cayman Islands 33rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 87.8% | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 93.2% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 91.7% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 82.7% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 59.4% | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 80.3% | +35.2% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 77.4% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | +0.0% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 77.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.6%, 2.5× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 77.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.4%, 2.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Cayman Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +35.2% | 59.4% | 80.3% |
| 2020 | -27.4% | 81.8% | 59.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 87.8% | 87.8% | 87.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.2% | 91.3% | 93.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 78.5% | 89.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 59.4% | 80.3% | 5 |
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 percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Cayman Islands?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Cayman Islands was 77.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 2020.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- Cayman Islands ranks 33rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 pre-primary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release