Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 82.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cayman Islands, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 82.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2018.
The figure is down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cayman Islands peaked at 119.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 2005.
Cayman Islands ranks 149th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 105.8% | — |
| 1973 | 109.7% | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 119.2% | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 119.3% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 110.9% | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 113.7% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 91.9% | -19.2% |
| 1981 | 101.5% | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 96.1% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 99.5% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 93.2% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 89.5% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 84.8% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 83.7% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 88.4% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 113.1% | 105.8% | 119.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 96.7% | 91.9% | 101.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 96.1% | 96.1% | 96.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 80.7% | 99.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 82.0% | 87.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Cayman Islands
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,191 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,397 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cayman Islands?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cayman Islands was 82.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 119.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 2005.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Cayman Islands ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.