How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Latin America & Caribbean?

15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Bahamas

29.6%

in 2018

Latin America & Caribbean

12.8%

in 2019

Bahamas rank

26th

Latin America & Caribbean rank

27th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Bahamas
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 29.6% against 12.8% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 16.8%.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 2.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 26th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th of 138 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24.3%	19.8%	4.5%	Bahamas
2000s	8.0%	15.6%	7.6%	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	21.7%	13.7%	8.0%	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Bahamas or Latin America & Caribbean?: Bahamas, at 29.6% against 12.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Bahamas and Latin America & Caribbean?: 16.8%, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Latin America & Caribbean?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bahamas and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Bahamas ranks 26th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,097 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/