Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private was 36.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
36.7%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
26th
of 171 countries
All-time high
38.9%
in 2022
All-time low
25.0%
in 2005
Years of data
18
1999–2024
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 36.7% for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Cayman Islands peaked at 38.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2005.
Cayman Islands ranks 26th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.1% | — |
| 2000 | 25.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 36.7% | -2.9% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 36.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.4%, 2.5× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 36.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.0%, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 25.0% | 29.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 27.7% | 37.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 36.7% | 38.9% | 4 |
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 secondary education in private in Cayman Islands?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Cayman Islands was 36.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2005.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private?
- Cayman Islands ranks 26th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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 secondary 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