Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.9119 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9119 GPIA
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
83rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.52 GPIA
in 2000
All-time low
0.6736 GPIA
in 2011
Years of data
19
1999–2024
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cayman Islands stood at 0.9119 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cayman Islands peaked at 1.52 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6736 GPIA, in 2011.
Cayman Islands ranks 83rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.5 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.52 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.27 GPIA | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 1.16 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9678 GPIA | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 1.46 GPIA | +51.2% |
| 2006 | 1.31 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 1.25 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.815 GPIA | -35.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6736 GPIA | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7517 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8111 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 1.22 GPIA | +50.8% |
| 2019 | 1.39 GPIA | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9306 GPIA | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 1.23 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -17.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9119 GPIA | -9.3% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 0.9119 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8968 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 0.9119 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8956 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5 GPIA | 1.5 GPIA | 1.5 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.22 GPIA | 0.815 GPIA | 1.52 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9708 GPIA | 0.6736 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9119 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 80 India 0.9141 GPIA compare
- 81 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9127 GPIA compare
- 82 El Salvador 0.9126 GPIA compare
- 84 Paraguay 0.9116 GPIA compare
- 85 Mauritania 0.9105 GPIA compare
- 86 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.9065 GPIA compare
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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cayman Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cayman Islands was 0.9119 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6736 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Cayman Islands ranks 83rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release