Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 5.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cayman Islands is 5.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 393.4% on the previous year and up 128.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cayman Islands peaked at 6.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2023.
Cayman Islands ranks 84th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.3% | — |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -51.4% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +158.2% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -49.6% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +104.3% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -43.9% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -39.4% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +55.8% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +161.1% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -55.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -51.0% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +393.4% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 5.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 2.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 5.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.8%, 63% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cayman Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +393.4% | 1.1% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.1% | 6.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 1.7% | 6.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 1.1% | 5.5% | 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Cayman Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Cayman Islands was 5.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2023.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Cayman Islands ranks 84th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release