Education in Cayman Islands

97 indicators covering education for Cayman Islands.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 15-64 74.4% 2025 down 2.3% 7th
Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th
Population ages 0-14 16.1% 2025 down 9.1% 163rd
Primary school starting age 5 years 2025 unchanged 186th
School enrollment, primary 95.7% 2024 down 3.0% 150th
Primary education, teachers 323 2024 up 6.6% 195th
School enrollment, primary, female 96.7% 2024 down 0.1% 138th
School enrollment, primary, male 94.7% 2024 down 5.8% 155th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9669 GPI 2018 up 3.1% 151st
School enrollment, secondary 84.8% 2024 down 4.4% 128th
Secondary education, teachers 380 2024 down 39.3% 193rd
School enrollment, secondary, female 84.4% 2024 down 7.4% 131st
School enrollment, secondary, male 85.1% 2024 down 1.3% 120th
School enrollment, tertiary 33.0% 2008 up 108.5% 112th
School enrollment, primary, private 47.2% 2024 up 23.2% 15th
School enrollment, preprimary 89.3% 2018 up 44.8% 60th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2018 down 7.7% 95th
Secondary education, teachers, female 252 2024 down 40.3% 187th
Primary completion rate, female 108.8% 2024 up 7.0% 9th
Primary completion rate, male 104.2% 2024 down 7.8% 19th
Government expenditure on education, total 1.6% 2023 down 27.4% 187th
Secondary education, general pupils 3,476 2018 up 8.7% 195th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 97.3% 2024 up 3.2% 47th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 88.3% 2018 up 25.2% 61st
School enrollment, preprimary, male 90.4% 2018 up 69.9% 59th
Secondary education, general pupils 49.7% 2018 down 4.3% 112th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 101.5% 2024 up 8.8% 21st
Lower secondary completion rate, male 93.3% 2024 down 1.9% 64th
Children out of school 5.2% 2024 up 135.1% 78th
Primary education, pupils 4,334 2024 up 9.7% 195th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Secondary education, pupils 4,049 2024 up 19.5% 194th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 0 1995 185th
Children out of school, female 4.1% 2024 up 39.5% 105th
Children out of school, male 6.3% 2024 up 327.7% 78th
Primary education, teachers 84.8% 2024 down 4.1% 61st
Repeaters, primary, total 0.0% 2018 178th
Persistence to grade 5, total 87.5% 2023 up 8.3% 97th
Repeaters, primary, male 0.0% 2018 175th
Repeaters, primary, female 0.0% 2018 175th
School enrollment, secondary, private 36.7% 2024 up 27.6% 26th
Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2024 up 13.5% 1st
Over-age students, primary 1.8% 2018 down 67.9% 148th
Secondary education, teachers 66.3% 2024 down 1.6% 56th
Over-age students, primary, male 2.3% 2018 down 67.0% 142nd
Over-age students, primary, female 1.2% 2018 down 69.4% 156th
Compulsory education, duration 12 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Progression to secondary school 96.6% 2012 up 6.3% 93rd
Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2024 up 14.5% 1st
Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2024 up 6.1% 1st
Primary education, pupils 48.4% 2018 up 1.1% 121st
Tertiary education, academic staff 58.8% 2008 up 39.7% 15th
Preprimary education, duration 4 years 2025 unchanged 88th
Progression to secondary school, male 93.0% 2012 up 4.6% 108th
Progression to secondary school, female 100.0% 2012 up 7.7% 1st
Children out of school, primary 234 2024 up 165.9% 176th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 15.75 2018 up 30.2% 127th
Secondary education, pupils 49.7% 2018 down 4.3% 72nd
Children out of school, primary, female 92 2024 up 55.9% 171st