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 0.7943 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7943 GPIA
Change on year
down 16.6%
World rank
123rd
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.75 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.7943 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
19
1999–2024
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cayman Islands is 0.7943 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cayman Islands peaked at 1.75 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7943 GPIA, in 2024.
Cayman Islands ranks 123rd of 171 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.75 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.23 GPIA | -29.6% |
| 2001 | 1.41 GPIA | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 1.21 GPIA | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 1.33 GPIA | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 1.34 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.37 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9666 GPIA | -29.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8894 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9417 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8883 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.17 GPIA | +31.8% |
| 2019 | 1.27 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 1.15 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 1.27 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9527 GPIA | -24.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7943 GPIA | -16.6% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 0.7943 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9069 GPIA, 88% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 0.7943 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9006 GPIA, 88% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.75 GPIA | 1.75 GPIA | 1.75 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.25 GPIA | 0.9666 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.8883 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.7943 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 120 Slovenia 0.8186 GPIA compare
- 121 Netherlands 0.8132 GPIA compare
- 122 United Kingdom 0.7957 GPIA compare
- 124 Seychelles 0.7926 GPIA compare
- 125 Suriname 0.7802 GPIA compare
- 126 Dominican Republic 0.7748 GPIA 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cayman Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cayman Islands was 0.7943 GPIA 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 1.75 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7943 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Cayman Islands ranks 123rd out of 171 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 10.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release