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 5.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.7%
Change on year
up 50.2%
World rank
106th
of 171 countries
All-time high
14.2%
in 2005
All-time low
3.8%
in 2023
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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cayman Islands stood at 5.7%.
That represents a change of up 50.2% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Cayman Islands peaked at 14.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2023.
That places Cayman Islands 106th out of 171 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 | 13.6% | — |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -60.1% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +111.3% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +44.6% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -50.8% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +56.2% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +34.0% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -58.9% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +50.2% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 5.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.0%, 1.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 5.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.3%, 60% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 4.4% | 14.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 4.2% | 8.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 3.8% | 9.2% | 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 5.7% 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 14.2% 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 3.8% in 2023.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Cayman Islands ranks 106th 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 26.0%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release