Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public was 67.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
67.4%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
145th
of 183 countries
All-time high
80.9%
in 2001
All-time low
65.0%
in 2023
Years of data
18
1999–2024
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 67.4% for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Cayman Islands peaked at 80.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2023.
That places Cayman Islands 145th out of 183 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 upper secondary education in public in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79.0% | — |
| 2000 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 80.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 78.8% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 74.1% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 75.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 75.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 67.4% | +3.7% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 67.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.8%, 81% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 67.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.2%, 84% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 73.6% | 80.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 67.7% | 75.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 65.0% | 68.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 142 Mauritania 68.5% compare
- 143 Kuwait 67.9% compare
- 144 Honduras 67.6% compare
- 146 Timor-Leste 67.4% compare
- 147 Cameroon 66.8% compare
- 148 Solomon Islands 66.8% 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 public in Cayman Islands?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Cayman Islands was 67.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2023.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public?
- Cayman Islands ranks 145th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 upper 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