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

17 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Bahamas vs World: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Bahamas

24.8%

in 2018

World

11.2%

in 2019

Bahamas rank

12th

World rank

15th

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

Bahamas
World

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 24.8% against 11.2% in World, a difference of 13.6%.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 2.2 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1992 it was World ahead.

Bahamas ranks 12th and World ranks 15th of 148 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and World in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	World	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.1%	23.3%	15.2%	World
2000s	10.6%	14.7%	4.2%	World
2010s	20.3%	11.8%	8.5%	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Bahamas or World?: Bahamas, at 24.8% against 11.2% in World as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Bahamas and World?: 13.6%, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and World?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do Bahamas and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Bahamas ranks 12th and World ranks 15th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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