Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 1.02 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
1.02
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
38th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 2008
All-time low
0.9234
in 1970
Years of data
9
1970–2015
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Cayman Islands, 1970–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Cayman Islands stood at 1.02.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Cayman Islands peaked at 1.02 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9234, in 1970.
That places Cayman Islands 38th out of 121 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9234 | — |
| 1989 | 0.9571 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9929 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9976 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.02 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9234 | 0.9234 | 0.9234 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9571 | 0.9571 | 0.9571 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 | 0.9929 | 1.02 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.9976 | 1.02 | 2 |
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More education data for Cayman Islands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 323 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 74.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Cayman Islands?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Cayman Islands was 1.02 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2008.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9234 in 1970.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Cayman Islands ranks 38th out of 121 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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