How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and South Asia?

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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs South Asia: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Bahamas

28.5%

in 2018

South Asia

22.1%

in 2019

Bahamas rank

12th

South Asia rank

10th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

Bahamas
South Asia

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 28.5% against 22.1% in South Asia, a difference of 6.4%.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.3 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Asia ahead.

Bahamas ranks 12th and South Asia ranks 10th of 136 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.0%	35.4%	20.4%	South Asia
2000s	10.0%	29.6%	19.6%	South Asia
2010s	21.8%	24.8%	3.1%	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Bahamas or South Asia?: Bahamas, at 28.5% against 22.1% in South Asia as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Bahamas and South Asia?: 6.4%, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and South Asia?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bahamas and South Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?: Bahamas ranks 12th and South Asia ranks 10th of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 4,045 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/