Country by country: Extended data of Cayman Islands

Education : "Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free… Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding [and] tolerance…" Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 26, 1948. "To ensure that [by 2015] children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling and that girls and boys will have equal access to all levels of education." Millennium Declaration, Paragraph 19, 2000. Source: UNESCO Website Database (www.uis.unesco.org/), May 2008. Primary school enrolment rate net (%) Number of children enrolled in primary school who belong to the age group that officially corresponds to primary schooling, as percentage of the total population of the same age group. Last available data: 2003/2006; evolution since 1991. 81.1 Children reaching 5th grade (%) Percentage of children entering first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade five. Last available data: 2000/2005; evolution since 1999. 77.8 Secondary school enrolment rate net (%) Number of children enrolled in secondary school who belong to the agegroup that officially corresponds to secondary schooling, as percentage of the total population of the same age group. Last available data: 2003/2005; evolution since 1991. 95.6* Tertiary school enrolment rate gross (%) Ratio of total enrolment, 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, successful completion of education at secondary level. Last available data: 2004/2006; evolution since 1991. 18.8*

Gender and education : "Discrimination against women, denying or limiting as it does their equality of rights with men, is fundamentally unjust and constitutes an offence against human dignity." Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Article 1. 1967. "We are convinced that… women's empowerment and their full participation on the basis of equality in all spheres of society, including participation in the decision-making process and access to power, are fundamental for the achievement of equality, development and peace." Conference on Women - Beijing Platform for Action, Paragraph 13, 1995. Source: UNESCO Website Database (www.uis.unesco.org), 2008. Net primary enrolment ratio gap women/men Ratio of female net primary enrolment ratio to male net primary enrolment ratio. Last available data: 2000/2005; evolution since 1991. 0.90* Net secondary enrolment ratio gap women/men Ratio of female net secondary enrolment ratio to male net secondary enrolment ratio. Last available data: 2000/2005; evolution since 1991. 0.92* gross tertiary enrolment ratio gap women/men Ratio of female gross tertiary enrolment ratio to male gross tertiary enrolment ratio. Last available data: 2000/2005; evolution since 1991. 3.01*

(*) Data refers to years or periods other than those specified in the indicator's definition.
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