Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 11.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands stood at 11.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands peaked at 27.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1999.
That places Cayman Islands 117th out of 184 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.2% | — |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +260.5% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | +61.7% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -54.6% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +38.4% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +70.5% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +36.3% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -51.4% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +156.4% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -53.0% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +1.9% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 11.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 11.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.9%, 62% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +260.5% | 4.2% | 15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 7.5% | 27.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 10.4% | 24.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 9.6% | 24.5% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands was 11.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1999.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Cayman Islands ranks 117th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. 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 youth of 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