Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 71.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cayman Islands, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cayman Islands is 71.2%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cayman Islands peaked at 91.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 2018.
Cayman Islands ranks 117th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 85.1% | — |
| 2000 | 91.2% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 79.2% | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 76.5% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 74.6% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 71.4% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 74.3% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.1% | 85.1% | 85.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 71.3% | 91.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 71.2% | 74.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 114 Philippines 72.3% compare
- 115 Bahamas 71.5% compare
- 116 Eswatini 71.4% compare
- 118 North Macedonia 70.3% compare
- 119 Turks and Caicos Islands 69.9% compare
- 120 Suriname 66.9% compare
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, upper secondary, female in Cayman Islands?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Cayman Islands was 71.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2018.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Cayman Islands ranks 117th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.