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 7.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cayman Islands is 7.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cayman Islands peaked at 15.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2008.
Cayman Islands ranks 115th 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.7% | — |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -24.5% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +155.8% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -37.4% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -33.4% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -32.8% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +78.5% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +59.8% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -44.6% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -40.5% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +53.9% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +92.1% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -39.7% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | +6.4% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 7.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.5× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 7.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.4%, 45% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 4.9% | 15.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 5.2% | 15.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 6.4% | 12.3% | 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 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 7.9% 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 15.8% in 2013.
- 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 4.9% in 2008.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Cayman Islands ranks 115th 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 down 50.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release