Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 84.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Cayman Islands, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 84.4% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Cayman Islands peaked at 100.9% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 61.5%, in 1972.
Cayman Islands ranks 139th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 61.5% | — |
| 1973 | 74.2% | +20.8% |
| 1974 | 79.8% | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 90.9% | +13.9% |
| 1976 | 87.9% | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 85.0% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 77.9% | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 100.9% | +29.5% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 92.1% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 82.9% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 85.9% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 93.4% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 84.6% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.9% | 61.5% | 90.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 89.4% | 77.9% | 100.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 86.2% | 86.2% | 86.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 81.3% | 99.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 85.8% | 93.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 84.1% | 86.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Cayman Islands
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 45.69 % change on previous year (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 274 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % 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), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 912 (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Cayman Islands?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Cayman Islands was 84.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.9% in 1981.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 1972.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- Cayman Islands ranks 139th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release