Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 6.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cayman Islands is 6.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.7% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cayman Islands peaked at 11.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2023.
That places Cayman Islands 110th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.5% | — |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -43.6% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +89.8% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +27.4% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -51.7% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +50.7% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -51.3% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +65.7% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 6.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 1.8× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 6.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.6%, 60% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 4.4% | 11.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.4% | 8.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 3.9% | 7.9% | 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cayman Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cayman Islands was 6.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2023.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Cayman Islands ranks 110th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release