Children out of school, primary in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Children out of school, primary was 234 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary in Cayman Islands stood at 234.
The figure is up 3,783.5% on the previous year and up 165.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Cayman Islands peaked at 333 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.03, in 2023.
That places Cayman Islands 176th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children out of school, primary in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 181 | — |
| 2000 | 45 | -75.1% |
| 2001 | 63 | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 39 | -38.1% |
| 2004 | 128 | +228.2% |
| 2005 | 333 | +160.2% |
| 2006 | 185 | -44.4% |
| 2007 | 26 | -85.9% |
| 2008 | 163 | +526.9% |
| 2011 | 70 | -57.1% |
| 2012 | 58.28 | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 88 | +51.0% |
| 2018 | 274 | +211.4% |
| 2019 | 275 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 179 | -34.9% |
| 2021 | 250 | +39.7% |
| 2022 | 120 | -52.0% |
| 2023 | 6.03 | -95.0% |
| 2024 | 234 | +3783.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +3783.5% | 6.03 | 234 |
| 2008 | +526.9% | 26 | 163 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 181 | 181 | 181 | 1 |
| 2000s | 122.75 | 26 | 333 | 8 |
| 2010s | 153.06 | 58.28 | 275 | 5 |
| 2020s | 157.81 | 6.03 | 250 | 5 |
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More education data for Cayman Islands
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 912 (2008)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,397 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 323 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4,049 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 663 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,049 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 274 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Cayman Islands?
- Children out of school, primary in Cayman Islands was 234 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 333 in 2005.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.03 in 2023.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for children out of school, primary?
- Cayman Islands ranks 176th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.9%. 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 Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.