Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private was 55.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 55.2% for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Cayman Islands peaked at 55.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2004.
That places Cayman Islands 24th out of 168 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 | 43.6% | — |
| 2000 | 45.2% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 52.9% | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 50.2% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 51.7% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 55.2% | +6.7% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 55.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 50.0%, 1.1× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 55.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.8%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.6% | 43.6% | 43.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 43.3% | 52.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 44.8% | 51.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 51.4% | 48.3% | 55.2% | 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 upper secondary education in private in Cayman Islands?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Cayman Islands was 55.2% 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 55.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2004.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private?
- Cayman Islands ranks 24th out of 168 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 8.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release