Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private was 32.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.6%
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
39th
of 171 countries
All-time high
35.0%
in 2023
All-time low
19.1%
in 2001
Years of data
18
1999–2024
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Cayman Islands stood at 32.6%.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Cayman Islands peaked at 35.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2001.
That places Cayman Islands 39th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.0% | — |
| 2000 | 20.6% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | -21.1% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | +20.1% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | -6.8% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 32.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.7%, 2.0× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 32.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.9%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 19.1% | 26.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 24.3% | 32.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 32.0% | 35.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 36 Solomon Islands 33.2% compare
- 37 Cameroon 33.2% compare
- 38 Timor-Leste 32.6% compare
- 40 Honduras 32.4% compare
- 41 Kuwait 32.1% compare
- 42 Mauritania 31.5% 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 upper secondary education in private in Cayman Islands?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Cayman Islands was 32.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2001.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private?
- Cayman Islands ranks 39th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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 upper secondary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release