Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public was 63.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
63.3%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
157th
of 182 countries
All-time high
75.0%
in 2005
All-time low
61.1%
in 2022
Years of data
18
1999–2024
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Cayman Islands stood at 63.3%.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Cayman Islands peaked at 75.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 2022.
That places Cayman Islands 157th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 74.9% | — |
| 2000 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 74.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 71.9% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 71.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 62.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 61.1% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 62.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +1.8% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 63.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.3%, 73% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 63.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.1%, 78% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.9% | 74.9% | 74.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.0% | 70.4% | 75.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 62.9% | 72.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 61.1% | 63.3% | 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 public in Cayman Islands?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public in Cayman Islands was 63.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 2022.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public?
- Cayman Islands ranks 157th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in 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 secondary education in public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release