Share of primary school teachers who are women in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 84.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Cayman Islands, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Cayman Islands is 84.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Cayman Islands peaked at 89.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2002.
Cayman Islands ranks 66th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.2% | 85.2% | 85.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 85.7% | 85.7% | 85.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 80.8% | 89.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 85.2% | 89.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 84.5% | 87.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 74.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 95.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 323 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.52 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Cayman Islands?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Cayman Islands was 84.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2002.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Cayman Islands ranks 66th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.