Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 21.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cayman Islands, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cayman Islands stood at 21.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cayman Islands peaked at 21.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2011.
That places Cayman Islands 28th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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, male in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.9% | — |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +35.7% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -36.7% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +60.6% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -61.5% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +145.5% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -50.2% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +67.5% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +111.2% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 21.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 8.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 21.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.8%, 2.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 7.4% | 19.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 6.2% | 21.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
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, male in Cayman Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cayman Islands was 21.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2011.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Cayman Islands ranks 28th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. 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 of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.