Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 78.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Cayman Islands, 1980–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Cayman Islands stood at 78.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% 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, 78.5%, in 2018.
Cayman Islands ranks 33rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 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% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 78.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.0%, 2.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 78.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.1%, 2.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
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 | 83.6% | 78.5% | 89.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 274 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,334 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,143 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4,334 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
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 78.5% in 2018, 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 78.5% in 2018.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- Cayman Islands ranks 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students in pre-primary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in pre-primary education. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.