Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 282 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 282 for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands peaked at 531 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49, in 1999.
Cayman Islands ranks 167th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49 | — |
| 2000 | 183 | +273.5% |
| 2001 | 225 | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 383 | +70.2% |
| 2004 | 328 | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 352 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 330 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 274 | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 127 | -53.6% |
| 2011 | 179 | +40.9% |
| 2012 | 327 | +82.7% |
| 2013 | 463 | +41.6% |
| 2018 | 220 | -52.5% |
| 2019 | 215 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 194 | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 194 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 531 | +173.7% |
| 2023 | 265 | -50.1% |
| 2024 | 282 | +6.4% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 282 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,070, 3% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 282 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,895, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school 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 | +273.5% | 49 | 183 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49 | 49 | 49 | 1 |
| 2000s | 275.25 | 127 | 383 | 8 |
| 2010s | 280.8 | 179 | 463 | 5 |
| 2020s | 293.2 | 194 | 531 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 164 Aruba 402 compare
- 164 Cyprus 402 compare
- 166 British Virgin Islands 297 compare
- 168 Tuvalu 246 compare
- 169 Saint Kitts and Nevis 244.97 compare
- 170 Antigua and Barbuda 216 compare
- 170 Portugal 216 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cayman Islands was 282 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 531 in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 in 1999.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Cayman Islands ranks 167th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release