Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 313 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cayman Islands is 313, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 247.7% on the previous year and up 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cayman Islands peaked at 445 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2007.
Cayman Islands ranks 167th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 409 | — |
| 2000 | 87 | -78.7% |
| 2001 | 317 | +264.4% |
| 2002 | 139 | -56.2% |
| 2004 | 273 | +96.4% |
| 2005 | 428 | +56.8% |
| 2006 | 295 | -31.1% |
| 2007 | 35 | -88.1% |
| 2008 | 185 | +428.6% |
| 2011 | 148 | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 183.28 | +23.8% |
| 2013 | 173 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 445 | +157.2% |
| 2019 | 406 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 325 | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 370 | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 187 | -49.5% |
| 2023 | 90.03 | -51.9% |
| 2024 | 313 | +247.7% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 313 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,064, 5% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 313 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36,959, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +428.6% | 35 | 185 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 409 | 409 | 409 | 1 |
| 2000s | 219.88 | 35 | 428 | 8 |
| 2010s | 271.06 | 148 | 445 | 5 |
| 2020s | 257.01 | 90.03 | 370 | 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cayman Islands?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Cayman Islands was 313 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 445 in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2007.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Cayman Islands ranks 167th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.9%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower 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