Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cayman Islands stood at 87.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cayman Islands peaked at 87.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2020.
Cayman Islands ranks 45th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.0% | — |
| 2000 | 55.3% | +28.6% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 53.4% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | +29.5% |
| 2013 | 82.6% | +24.4% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | -55.2% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | +105.9% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +3.9% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 87.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 87.1%, 100% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 87.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.8%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +105.9% | 38.7% | 79.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 45.9% | 66.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 82.6% | 87.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 38.7% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 274 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,334 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,143 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4,334 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cayman Islands?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cayman Islands was 87.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2020.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Cayman Islands ranks 45th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.