Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 11.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cayman Islands, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 11.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cayman Islands peaked at 26.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2021.
Cayman Islands ranks 118th 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, male in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9% | — |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | +109.7% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | -28.8% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -33.4% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +45.1% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +39.0% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +35.8% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -63.8% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +148.1% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -40.8% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | -6.0% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 11.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.3%, 1.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 11.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.8%, 59% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 9.8% | 24.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 9.5% | 26.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 8.4% | 20.9% | 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, male in Cayman Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Cayman Islands was 11.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2021.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Cayman Islands ranks 118th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release