School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 89.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Cayman Islands, 1980–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 89.3% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Cayman Islands peaked at 90.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2012.
That places Cayman Islands 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 50.3% | — |
| 1999 | 39.1% | -22.3% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | +24.6% |
| 2001 | 49.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | -40.1% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | +110.8% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +110.8% | 36.9% | 77.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 39.1% | 39.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 46.2% | 61.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 36.9% | 90.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 912 (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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 323 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4,049 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 663 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,049 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 274 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Cayman Islands?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Cayman Islands was 89.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2012.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Cayman Islands ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.