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 3.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cayman Islands, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 3.1% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cayman Islands peaked at 7.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2015.
Cayman Islands ranks 130th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -24.1% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -21.9% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 2.8% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 127 United States of America 3.3% compare
- 128 Costa Rica 3.2% compare
- 128 Kazakhstan 3.2% compare
- 130 Malta 3.1% compare
- 132 Nepal 2.8% compare
- 133 Marshall Islands 2.7% 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 of lower secondary school age in Cayman Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cayman Islands was 3.1% in 2025, 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 7.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2015.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cayman Islands ranks 130th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 40.9%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release