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Education Stats: compare key data on Canada & Cayman Islands

Definitions

  • Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
  • Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Primary education, pupils: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
  • Primary education, teachers: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Spending per student > College and university: Public expenditure per student is the public current spending on education divided by the total number of students by level, as a percentage of GDP per capita. Public expenditure (current and capital) includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration as well as subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities)."
  • High school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Compulsary education starting age: Age at which children must be enrolled in school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Literacy > Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
  • Literacy > Male: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • High school > Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
  • Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Child care (preschool) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • Preschool enrollment rate: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music."
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Duration: Number of years students study at the primary level.
  • Children out of school > Primary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Secondary education, teachers: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Secondary education, teachers per 1000: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for pre-primary (preschool) education.
  • High school > Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
  • Secondary education, general pupils: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • High school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's college and university professors that are female.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion: The number of students from a given country studying abroad in a given year, expressed as a percentage of total tertiary enrollment in that country. Ratios greater than 100 % are possible, because those currently studying abroad do not count towards total enrollment.
  • Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Starting age: Average age at which students begin primary education.
  • High school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
  • Secondary school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age (years). Entrance age of 2A lower secondary is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • High school starting age > Years: Secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Primary education > Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school graduate rate: Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Primary education, pupils per 1000: Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education, pupils per 1000: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people: Total number of post-secondary students who were studying abroad during given year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years) is the number of grades (years) in secondary school."
  • Teacher student ratio > High school: Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Children out of school > Primary per 1000: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Teacher student ratio > Elementary school: Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers (regardless of their teaching assignment).
  • Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries: Percentage of public education funding for all levels that goes to teachers' salaries.
  • Elementary school > Enrolled students: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age."
  • Secondary education, general pupils per 1000: Secondary education, general pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. General programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in general programmes at public and private secondary education institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • High school > Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
  • Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share: Percentage of primary students who attend a private school.
  • Elementary school > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education, vocational pupils: Secondary education, vocational pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. Technical/vocational programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in technical/vocational programmes at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for primary education.
  • Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for education that goes to school staff salaries.
  • Secondary education > Teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • School enrolment rate > 5th grade: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • Participation > Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • High school > Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.
  • Elementary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade."
  • Elementary school repeaters > All: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female: Percentage of country's elementary, or primary, teachers that are female.
  • Primary education > Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Primary school starting age > Years: Primary school starting age (years). Entrance age of primary is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
  • Participation > Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Teachers per 1000: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Secondary education > General pupils per 1000: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index in primary, or elementary, school. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled. 
  • Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Elementary school repeaters > Male: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Elementary school repeaters > Female: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school."
  • Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Elementary school teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • High school teachers: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Primary education > Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Primary education, teachers > % female: Primary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Primary is the number of female teachers at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Tertiary education, teachers > % female: Tertiary education, teachers (% female). Percentage female teachers. Tertiary is the number of female teachers at the tertiary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the tertiary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.
  • Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education, female (% of female labor force). Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment). Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
  • Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
  • School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Percentage of private enrolment. Primary is the enrolment in private primary schools expressed as a percentage of total enrolment (public and private) in primary schools. 'Private' refers to all educational institutions not operated by a public authority, regardless of whether they receive financial support from public authorities. A high percentage indicates strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes.
  • Primary education, pupils > % female: Primary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Primary is the number of female students at the primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) at the primary level in a given school year.
  • School enrollment, primary, female > % gross: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Gross enrolment ratio. Primary. Female is the total female enrollment in primary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary 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.
  • Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Total is the total number of new entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
  • Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
  • Secondary education, general pupils > % female: Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. General programmes is the number of female students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Secondary education, pupils > % female: Secondary education, pupils (% female). Percentage of female students. Total secondary. All programmes is the number of female students enrolled in all secondary education programmes expressed as a percentage of the total number of students (male and female) enrolled at the secondary education level in a given school year.
  • Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
  • Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > %: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment (%). Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Survival rate to grade 5. Total is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.
STAT Canada Cayman Islands HISTORY
Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 191st. The same as Cayman Islands
2
Ranked 146th.

Children out of school, primary 1,892
Ranked 100th. 24 times more than Cayman Islands
80
Ranked 122nd.

Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0615
Ranked 118th.
1.92
Ranked 90th. 31 times more than Canada

College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 28th.
2.24
Ranked 5th. 67% more than Canada

College and university > Gender ratio 135.79
Ranked 36th.
198.25
Ranked 7th. 46% more than Canada

College and university > Share of total education spending 35.39%
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 85th.
Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 47th.
12
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Canada

Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Cayman Islands
98%
Ranked 2nd.
Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 30th. 1% more than Cayman Islands
98%
Ranked 1st.
Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. The same as Cayman Islands
6
Ranked 54th.

Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.58
Ranked 75th.
5.83
Ranked 44th. 27% more than Canada

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.42
Ranked 113th. 44% more than Cayman Islands
12.08
Ranked 112th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 18.8
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Cayman Islands
8.94
Ranked 91st.

Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
6.11 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 28% more than Canada

Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 164th. The same as Cayman Islands
6
Ranked 103th.

Secondary education, pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 35th. 805 times more than Cayman Islands
3,246
Ranked 138th.

Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 45th. 12% more than Cayman Islands
0.89
Ranked 125th.

Primary education, pupils 2.17 million
Ranked 48th. 544 times more than Cayman Islands
3,985
Ranked 152nd.

Primary education, teachers 141,045
Ranked 29th. 427 times more than Cayman Islands
330
Ranked 132nd.

Spending per student > College and university 44
Ranked 6th.
0.0
Ranked 73th.
High school > Gender ratio 97.9
Ranked 89th.
101.17
Ranked 51st. 3% more than Canada

Compulsary education starting age 6
Ranked 143th. 20% more than Cayman Islands
5
Ranked 83th.

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary per million 0.634
Ranked 49th.
157.99
Ranked 4th. 249 times more than Canada

Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write age 15 and over has ever attended school
High school > Upper secondary school duration 4
Ranked 49th. 33% more than Cayman Islands
3
Ranked 74th.

Literacy > Male 99%
Ranked 39th. 1% more than Cayman Islands
98%
Ranked 2nd.
High school > Private school share 7.2%
Ranked 90th.
27.73%
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Canada

Pupil-teacher ratio > Primary 17.42
Ranked 123th. 36% more than Cayman Islands
12.81
Ranked 88th.

Child care (preschool) > Starting age 4
Ranked 63th. 33% more than Cayman Islands
3
Ranked 104th.

Preschool enrollment rate 98.84
Ranked 107th. 6% more than Cayman Islands
93.28
Ranked 116th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad 45,693.45
Ranked 15th. 142 times more than Cayman Islands
320.85
Ranked 193th.

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 1.19 million
Ranked 21st. 3058 times more than Cayman Islands
390
Ranked 123th.

Elementary (primary school) > Duration 6
Ranked 154th. The same as Cayman Islands
6
Ranked 60th.

Children out of school > Primary 12,419
Ranked 69th. 21 times more than Cayman Islands
580
Ranked 66th.

Secondary education, teachers 126,098
Ranked 8th. 347 times more than Cayman Islands
363
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education, teachers per 1000 4.17
Ranked 13th.
6.41
Ranked 45th. 54% more than Canada

Child care (preschool) > Students per teacher 17.72
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Cayman Islands
8.52
Ranked 120th.

High school > Lower secondary school duration 2
Ranked 204th.
3
Ranked 106th. 50% more than Canada

Secondary education, general pupils 2.65 million
Ranked 8th. 815 times more than Cayman Islands
3,246
Ranked 144th.

High school > Gender parity index 0.979
Ranked 94th.
0.998
Ranked 54th. 2% more than Canada

College and university > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 41%
Ranked 1st.
59%
Ranked 1st. 44% more than Canada
Tertiary > Students studying abroad proportion 2.53%
Ranked 86th.
39.04%
Ranked 17th. 15 times more than Canada

Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level per 1000 38.37
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Cayman Islands
9.36
Ranked 91st.

Elementary (primary school) > Starting age 6
Ranked 179th. 20% more than Cayman Islands
5
Ranked 188th.

High school > Students per teacher 18.8
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Cayman Islands
8.94
Ranked 92nd.

Secondary education > General pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 29th. 923 times more than Cayman Islands
2,824
Ranked 102nd.

Secondary school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 135th. 9% more than Cayman Islands
11
Ranked 150th.

High school starting age > Years 12
Ranked 121st. 9% more than Cayman Islands
11
Ranked 132nd.

Primary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.
5.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 24% more than Canada

Education enrolment by level > Primary level 2.48 million
Ranked 49th. 694 times more than Cayman Islands
3,579
Ranked 170th.

Elementary school graduate rate 97.66
Ranked 7th. 25% more than Cayman Islands
78.13
Ranked 67th.
Primary education, pupils per 1000 63.53
Ranked 124th.
70.41
Ranked 108th. 11% more than Canada

Secondary education, pupils per 1000 76.53
Ranked 92nd. 33% more than Cayman Islands
57.35
Ranked 121st.

Girls to boys ratio > Tertiary level enrolment 1.36
Ranked 36th.
3.01
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Canada

Girls to boys ratio > Secondary level enrolment 0.98
Ranked 109th. 7% more than Cayman Islands
0.92
Ranked 104th.

Tertiary > Students studying abroad per thousand people 1.33
Ranked 101st.
5.67
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Canada

Outcomes > Secondary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. The same as Cayman Islands
6
Ranked 87th.

Teacher student ratio > High school 18.4
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Cayman Islands
8.86
Ranked 91st.

Children out of school > Primary per 1000 0.4
Ranked 108th.
11.93
Ranked 32nd. 30 times more than Canada

Teacher student ratio > Elementary school 17.42
Ranked 116th. 44% more than Cayman Islands
12.09
Ranked 114th.

Proportion of education spending on teachers' salaries 52.96%
Ranked 27th.
75.34%
Ranked 2nd. 42% more than Canada
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 96.5%
Ranked 19th. 24% more than Cayman Islands
78.1%
Ranked 62nd.
Elementary school > Enrolled students 2.31 million
Ranked 46th. 617 times more than Cayman Islands
3,736
Ranked 140th.

Primary education > Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 143th. The same as Cayman Islands
6 years
Ranked 55th.

School enrolment rate > 1st grade 98.03
Ranked 97th. 2% more than Cayman Islands
95.83
Ranked 98th.

Secondary education, general pupils per 1000 87.49
Ranked 7th. 53% more than Cayman Islands
57.35
Ranked 103th.

High school > Lower secondary starting age 12
Ranked 138th. 9% more than Cayman Islands
11
Ranked 154th.

Elementary (primary) school) > Private school share 6.12%
Ranked 90th.
36.66%
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Canada

Elementary school > Gender ratio 99.53
Ranked 43th. 19% more than Cayman Islands
83.85
Ranked 125th.

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level 99%
Ranked 27th. 18% more than Cayman Islands
84%
Ranked 108th.

Primary education > Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 51st. 760 times more than Cayman Islands
3,240
Ranked 105th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.01%
Ranked 40th.
74.62%
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Canada

Secondary education, vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 81st.
0.0
Ranked 107th.

Elementary (primary) school > Students per teacher 17.42
Ranked 119th. 44% more than Cayman Islands
12.08
Ranked 113th.

Spending on education > Proportion spent on all staff salaries 72.92%
Ranked 50th.
97.59%
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than Canada
Secondary education > Teachers 147,890
Ranked 24th. 538 times more than Cayman Islands
275
Ranked 72nd.

School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 17 years
Ranked 1st. 31% more than Cayman Islands
13 years
Ranked 1st.
School enrolment rate > 5th grade 97.82
Ranked 9th. 26% more than Cayman Islands
77.84
Ranked 61st.

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 2.62 million
Ranked 27th. 1120 times more than Cayman Islands
2,341
Ranked 156th.

Participation > Children out of school > Elementary 12,763
Ranked 74th. 24 times more than Cayman Islands
523
Ranked 104th.

Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 98.66%
Ranked 84th. 8% more than Cayman Islands
91.47%
Ranked 97th.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Primary level 48.87%
Ranked 41st.
49.37%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Canada

Children out of school > Primary > Per capita 0.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 107th.
12.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 32 times more than Canada

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Women 100%
Ranked 16th. 25% more than Cayman Islands
80%
Ranked 108th.

High school > Upper secondary starting age 14
Ranked 200th. The same as Cayman Islands
14
Ranked 180th.

Elementary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 154th. 20% more than Cayman Islands
5
Ranked 160th.

Elementary school repeaters > All 0.0
Ranked 134th.
0.0
Ranked 117th.

Secondary education > General pupils > Per capita 83.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th. 32% more than Cayman Islands
62.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th.

Education enrolment by level > Primary level per 1000 79.86
Ranked 130th.
82.62
Ranked 125th. 3% more than Canada

Education enrolment ratio > Net > Primary level > Men 99%
Ranked 31st. 11% more than Cayman Islands
89%
Ranked 90th.

Elementary (primary school) > Teachers > Proportion of teachers female 68%
Ranked 2nd.
85%
Ranked 31st. 25% more than Canada
Primary education > Teachers 141,045
Ranked 31st. 557 times more than Cayman Islands
253
Ranked 91st.

Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level 48.54%
Ranked 96th.
50.45%
Ranked 44th. 4% more than Canada

Outcomes > Primary education > Duration > Years 6
Ranked 132nd. The same as Cayman Islands
6
Ranked 50th.

Primary education > Teachers per 1000 4.54
Ranked 86th.
5.2
Ranked 36th. 15% more than Canada

Children out of school > Primary > Female > Per capita 0.116 per 1,000 people
Ranked 108th.
8.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 73 times more than Canada

Primary school starting age > Years 6
Ranked 176th. 20% more than Cayman Islands
5
Ranked 182nd.

Participation > Secondary education > General pupils 2.63 million
Ranked 26th. 823 times more than Cayman Islands
3,198
Ranked 131st.

Secondary education > Teachers per 1000 4.76
Ranked 70th.
5.66
Ranked 27th. 19% more than Canada

Secondary education > General pupils per 1000 83.09
Ranked 56th. 43% more than Cayman Islands
58.08
Ranked 67th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.57
Ranked 37th. 12% more than Cayman Islands
88.73
Ranked 83th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male 8,805
Ranked 63th. 44 times more than Cayman Islands
201
Ranked 69th.

Elementary (primary) school > Gender parity index 0.998
Ranked 46th.
1.07
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Canada

Education enrolment by level > Secondary level per 1000 84.37
Ranked 81st. 56% more than Cayman Islands
54.04
Ranked 124th.

Elementary school repeaters > Male 0.0
Ranked 132nd.
0.0
Ranked 114th.

Elementary school repeaters > Female 0.0
Ranked 132nd.
0.0
Ranked 113th.

Children out of school > Primary > Male > Per capita 0.283 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th.
4.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 16 times more than Canada

Elementary school teachers 141,045
Ranked 27th. 456 times more than Cayman Islands
309
Ranked 127th.

High school teachers 136,873
Ranked 23th. 379 times more than Cayman Islands
361
Ranked 94th.

Participation > Secondary education > Pupils 3 million
Ranked 29th. 1062 times more than Cayman Islands
2,824
Ranked 142nd.

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 97.7
Ranked 101st. 6% more than Cayman Islands
92.38
Ranked 63th.

Primary education > Pupils per 1000 78.47
Ranked 134th. 18% more than Cayman Islands
66.64
Ranked 97th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 94.41%
Ranked 4th. 20% more than Cayman Islands
78.4%
Ranked 43th.

Primary education, teachers > % female 68.07%
Ranked 72nd.
85.15%
Ranked 36th. 25% more than Canada

Tertiary education, teachers > % female 41.15%
Ranked 23th.
58.82%
Ranked 4th. 43% more than Canada

Labor force with secondary education, female > % of female labor force 36.6%
Ranked 53th.
41.4%
Ranked 40th. 13% more than Canada

Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 38.1%
Ranked 62nd.
46.7%
Ranked 39th. 23% more than Canada
School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 67.56% gross
Ranked 55th.
92.99% gross
Ranked 9th. 38% more than Canada

Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 136.1
Ranked 34th.
301.41
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Canada

Gross intake rate in grade 1 > Male > % of relevant age group 97.27%
Ranked 108th.
98.42%
Ranked 62nd. 1% more than Canada

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 5.82%
Ranked 79th.
28.86%
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Canada

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 51.2% gross
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Cayman Islands
9.44% gross
Ranked 87th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 62.27%
Ranked 18th. 71% more than Cayman Islands
36.32%
Ranked 44th.

Participation > School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 71.97%
Ranked 18th. 52% more than Cayman Islands
47.43%
Ranked 38th.

Participation > Total enrollment > Primary > % net 99.48%
Ranked 15th. 14% more than Cayman Islands
86.94%
Ranked 85th.

Participation > School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 94.86%
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Cayman Islands
83.01%
Ranked 34th.

Persistence to grade 5 > Male > % of cohort 95.13%
Ranked 18th. 23% more than Cayman Islands
77.48%
Ranked 29th.
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 6.12%
Ranked 88th.
36.66%
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Canada

Primary education, pupils > % female 48.76%
Ranked 56th.
50.31%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Canada

School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 98.9%
Ranked 111th.
105.86%
Ranked 41st. 7% more than Canada

Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 96.51%
Ranked 56th.
103.85%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Canada

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female > % of relevant age group 100.93%
Ranked 79th.
111.11%
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Canada

Secondary education, general pupils > % female 48.63%
Ranked 73th.
48.74%
Ranked 99th. About the same as Canada

Secondary education, pupils > % female 48.23%
Ranked 101st.
48.74%
Ranked 66th. 1% more than Canada

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment > % 97.63%
Ranked 98th. 6% more than Cayman Islands
92.22%
Ranked 104th.

Ratio of female to male primary enrollment > % 100.48%
Ranked 25th.
102.66%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Canada

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 109.76% gross
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Cayman Islands
105.66% gross
Ranked 3rd.

School enrollment > Primary > % net 99.5% net
Ranked 8th. 23% more than Cayman Islands
81.12% net
Ranked 60th.

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 108.53% gross
Ranked 16th. 7% more than Cayman Islands
101.66% gross
Ranked 3rd.

Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment > % 134.02%
Ranked 27th.
223.71%
Ranked 4th. 67% more than Canada

Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 98.9%
Ranked 9th. 27% more than Cayman Islands
77.84%
Ranked 61st.

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