Children out of school, female in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Children out of school, female was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, female in Cayman Islands, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, female in Cayman Islands is 4.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 49.8% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Cayman Islands peaked at 10.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2002.
That places Cayman Islands 105th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.6% | — |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +210.4% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +111.9% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -35.8% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -28.3% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -42.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +109.4% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -35.9% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +47.7% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -55.4% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +49.8% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 4.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 4.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 60% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 1.6% | 10.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.8% | 6.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.7% | 6.1% | 4 |
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 children out of school, female in Cayman Islands?
- Children out of school, female in Cayman Islands was 4.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2002.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for children out of school, female?
- Cayman Islands ranks 105th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.