Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 16.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.4%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
100th
of 206 countries
All-time high
32.9%
in 2000
All-time low
13.8%
in 2009
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cayman Islands, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cayman Islands is 16.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cayman Islands peaked at 32.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2009.
That places Cayman Islands 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 32.3% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -17.3% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 16.4% | +3.1% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 16.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 3.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 16.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 91% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 13.8% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 14.2% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 15.7% | 18.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 97 Azerbaijan 17.4% compare
- 98 Brunei Darussalam 17.2% compare
- 99 Montserrat 16.8% compare
- 101 Haiti 16.2% compare
- 101 Macau, China 16.2% compare
- 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.0% compare
- 103 Timor-Leste 16.0% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cayman Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cayman Islands was 16.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2009.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Cayman Islands ranks 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release