Cayman Islands: Children out of school, primary

Key figures

Over five years it is down 14.91% from 275 in 2019 (3.18% a year on average, compounded). Since 1999 it is up 29.28% from 181 in 1999 (1.03% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 7 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Cayman Islands' children out of school, primary rose 3,783.5% on 2023 (from 6.03 to 234).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2023), the average change was +26.8% and a typical year strayed about 159% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 23.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3,783.5% in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 95% in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Cayman Islands had the 93rd highest value of the 101 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Cayman Islands in the 2024 ranking

• Moldova — 90th of 101: 588
• Grenada — 91st of 101: 534.64
• Maldives — 92nd of 101: 417.77
• Lithuania — 94th of 101: 156
• Azerbaijan — 95th of 101: 152
• Luxembourg — 96th of 101: 111

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 19 values

Children out of school, primary in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 132.91 (2023)
• Argentina — 32,816 (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 4,585 (2024)
• Barbados — 3,420 (2024)
• Belize — 4,953 (2024)
• Bolivia — 136,027 (2024)
• Brazil — 316,818 (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 1,080 (2024)
• Chile — 31,779 (2024)
• Colombia — 289,295 (2022)
• Costa Rica — 19,701 (2024)

More education data for Cayman Islands

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 4,334 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 95.74% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 96.73% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 94.74% (2024)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 12 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Cayman Islands's children out of school, primary?

234 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is up 29.28% from 181 in 1999 (1.03% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 333 in 2005 and the lowest 6.03 in 2023.

How does Cayman Islands rank?

93rd highest of 101 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in children out of school, primary unusual for Cayman Islands?

In 2024, Cayman Islands' children out of school, primary rose 3,783.5% on 2023 (from 6.03 to 234). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2023), the average change was +26.8% and a typical year strayed about 159% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 23.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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