Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 66.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.3%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
58th
of 210 countries
All-time high
70.2%
in 2023
All-time low
43.1%
in 1974
Years of data
22
1974–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Cayman Islands, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Cayman Islands stood at 66.3%.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Cayman Islands peaked at 70.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 1974.
Cayman Islands ranks 58th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 43.1% | — |
| 1976 | 51.9% | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 56.1% | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 50.0% | -10.9% |
| 1981 | 55.1% | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 46.0% | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 54.4% | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 57.7% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | +39.0% |
| 2018 | 67.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 66.3% | -5.5% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 66.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.4%, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 66.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.8%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.4% | 43.1% | 56.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 52.5% | 50.0% | 55.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.2% | 52.4% | 61.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 48.5% | 67.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 66.3% | 70.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 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 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,143 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0288 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Cayman Islands?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Cayman Islands was 66.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 1974.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Cayman Islands ranks 58th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release