Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 18.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cayman Islands, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 18.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2018.
That represents a change of up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cayman Islands peaked at 18.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2002.
Cayman Islands ranks 28th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.7% | — |
| 2001 | 18.0% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -51.9% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +46.9% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | +37.1% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +75.3% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 18.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 7.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 18.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.8%, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 8.7% | 18.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 10.4% | 18.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 25 Togo 27.7% compare
- 26 Mauritania 25.5% compare
- 27 Myanmar 19.8% compare
- 29 Malawi 18.1% compare
- 30 Turks and Caicos Islands 17.2% compare
- 31 El Salvador 17.2% compare
More education data for Cayman Islands
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 274 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,334 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,143 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4,334 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cayman Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cayman Islands was 18.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2002.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cayman Islands ranks 28th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.