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 11.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cayman Islands, 2000–2024
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 11.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cayman Islands peaked at 30.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2008.
Cayman Islands ranks 107th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 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 | 18.3% | — |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | +37.7% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -30.4% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -71.5% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +142.7% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +36.5% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -35.3% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -32.7% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +163.8% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -62.2% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +11.5% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 11.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.2%, 1.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 11.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.6%, 64% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 5.2% | 30.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 6.4% | 21.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 8.9% | 28.2% | 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 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 11.9% in 2024, 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 30.3% in 2002.
- 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 5.2% in 2008.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Cayman Islands ranks 107th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 44.1%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release