Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 1.23 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.23 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
25th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.56 modelled data
in 2010
All-time low
1.23 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Cayman Islands, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Cayman Islands stood at 1.23 modelled data. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Cayman Islands peaked at 1.56 modelled data in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.23 modelled data, in 2025.
That places Cayman Islands 25th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.48 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.43 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.34 modelled data | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 1.28 modelled data | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.29 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.37 modelled data | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.43 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.48 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.53 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.56 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.56 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.5 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.45 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.42 modelled data | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.36 modelled data | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.33 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.33 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.3 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.28 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.27 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.26 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.25 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.24 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 1.23 modelled data | -0.4% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 1.23 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9774 modelled data, 1.3× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 1.23 modelled data is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 modelled data | 1.28 modelled data | 1.56 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 modelled data | 1.3 modelled data | 1.56 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 modelled data | 1.23 modelled data | 1.28 modelled data | 6 |
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 of primary school age, adjusted in Cayman Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Cayman Islands was 1.23 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 modelled data in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Cayman Islands ranks 25th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release