Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 22.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cayman Islands, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cayman Islands is 22.9%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cayman Islands peaked at 22.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2000.
That places Cayman Islands 36th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.3% | — |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -31.7% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +160.2% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +32.7% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | +32.1% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -24.0% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +19.3% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 22.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 4.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 22.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.3%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +160.2% | 5.0% | 13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 5.0% | 22.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.6% | 22.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 33 Turks and Caicos Islands 24.5% compare
- 34 Nicaragua 23.5% compare
- 35 Bhutan 23.1% compare
- 37 Cape Verde 21.5% compare
- 38 Jamaica 21.3% compare
- 39 Puerto Rico 21.3% compare
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- Temperature anomalies by month 0.359 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4176 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8137 °C (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 0.8333 (2026)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -243.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cayman Islands?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cayman Islands was 22.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Cayman Islands ranks 36th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/