Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education … trained in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education … trained was 69.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Cayman Islands is 69.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Cayman Islands peaked at 72.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2011.
Cayman Islands ranks 23rd of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education … trained in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 52.4% | — |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 61.9% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 59.3% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | +36.8% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 72.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 69.6% | -4.0% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 69.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.9%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 69.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.8%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education … trained in Cayman Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +36.8% | 49.5% | 67.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.9% | 56.0% | 61.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 49.5% | 70.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 69.6% | 72.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 45.69 % change on previous year (2008)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,397 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4,334 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 912 (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 274 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4,049 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0582 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Cayman Islands?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Cayman Islands was 69.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2011.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained?
- Cayman Islands ranks 23rd out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release