Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Cayman Islands

Share of children out of school in the Cayman Islands in 2024 — 5.17%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 120. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 0.81 pp.

2024 5.17% +5.04 pp vs 2023
World rank 72of 120
Period maximum 9.83%2005
Period minimum 0.13%2023

Trend over time

1999–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Cayman Islands, 1999–202402.557.5101999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 5.98%2000: 1.43%2001: 1.93%2002: 1.17%2004: 3.79%2005: 9.83%2006: 5.32%2007: 0.72%2008: 4.47%2011: 1.83%2012: 1.49%2013: 2.2%2018: 5.87%2019: 5.87%2020: 3.86%2021: 5.49%2022: 2.65%2023: 0.13%2024: 5.17%
Change over the period: −0.81 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp
Share of children out of school — Cayman Islands, by year Cayman Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 5.17 +5.04 pp
2023 0.13 −2.52 pp
2022 2.65 −2.83 pp
2021 5.49 +1.63 pp
2020 3.86 −2.02 pp
2019 5.87 +0 pp
2018 5.87 —
2013 2.2 +0.71 pp
2012 1.49 −0.33 pp
2011 1.83 —
2008 4.47 +3.75 pp
2007 0.72 −4.6 pp
2006 5.32 −4.51 pp
2005 9.83 +6.04 pp
2004 3.79 —
2002 1.17 −0.77 pp
2001 1.93 +0.51 pp
2000 1.43 −4.55 pp
1999 5.98 —

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.