Cayman Islands vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Tertiary education, academic staff

Cayman Islands
58.8%
in 2008
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
44.9%
in 2024
Cayman Islands rank
15th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
13th

Tertiary education, academic staff over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0204060197119972024

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 58.8% against 44.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 13.9%.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 170 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 42.1% 40.1% 2.0% Cayman Islands
2000s 41.2% 43.0% 1.8% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tertiary education, academic staff, Cayman Islands or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Cayman Islands, at 58.8% against 44.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2008.
What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between Cayman Islands and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
13.9%, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2008.
How do Cayman Islands and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for tertiary education, academic staff?
Cayman Islands ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 5,482 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.