Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 595 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
595
Change on year
up 67.6%
World rank
167th
of 178 countries
All-time high
780
in 2005
All-time low
270
in 2000
Years of data
19
1999–2024
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cayman Islands stood at 595.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cayman Islands peaked at 780 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 270, in 2000.
That places Cayman Islands 167th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 458 | — |
| 2000 | 270 | -41.0% |
| 2001 | 542 | +100.7% |
| 2002 | 522 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 601 | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 780 | +29.8% |
| 2006 | 625 | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 309 | -50.6% |
| 2008 | 312 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 327 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 510.28 | +56.0% |
| 2013 | 636 | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 665 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 621 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 519 | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 564 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 718 | +27.3% |
| 2023 | 355.02 | -50.6% |
| 2024 | 595 | +67.6% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 595 is below the median for high income countries, which is 17,025, 3% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 595 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58,168, 1% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 458 | 458 | 458 | 1 |
| 2000s | 495.12 | 270 | 780 | 8 |
| 2010s | 551.86 | 327 | 665 | 5 |
| 2020s | 550.21 | 355.02 | 718 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,143 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0288 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cayman Islands?
- Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cayman Islands was 595 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 780 in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 270 in 2000.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
- Cayman Islands ranks 167th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release