Adolescents out of school, female in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Adolescents out of school, female was 2.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, female in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, female in Cayman Islands is 2.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 43.0% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Cayman Islands peaked at 22.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2024.
That places Cayman Islands 116th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescents out of school, female in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.2% | — |
| 2001 | 18.9% | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -65.3% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +96.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -51.4% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +40.7% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -30.8% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -43.0% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 2.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 2.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 29% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, female in Cayman Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +96.0% | 4.6% | 9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 5.7% | 18.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.4% | 9.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 2.5% | 6.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 274 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,334 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,143 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4,334 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Cayman Islands?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Cayman Islands was 2.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2024.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Cayman Islands ranks 116th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.