School enrollment, primary, private in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: School enrollment, primary, private was 47.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Cayman Islands, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 47.2% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Cayman Islands peaked at 48.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2004.
That places Cayman Islands 15th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 37.7% | — |
| 1977 | 37.4% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 48.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 47.2% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.5% | 37.4% | 37.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 33.0% | 39.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 36.7% | 45.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 45.8% | 48.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Cayman Islands
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 912 (2008)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 45.69 % change on previous year (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 274 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Cayman Islands?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Cayman Islands was 47.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2004.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Cayman Islands ranks 15th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.