Bahamas vs North America: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Bahamas
32.5%
in 2018
North America
3.8%
in 2019
Bahamas rank
42nd
North America rank
45th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Bahamas
- North America
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 32.5% against 3.8% in North America, a difference of 28.7%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 8.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 42nd and North America ranks 45th of 147 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 14.7% | 23.2% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 10.5% | 1.4% | North America |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 7.3% | 15.1% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Bahamas or North America?
- Bahamas, at 32.5% against 3.8% in North America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Bahamas and North America?
- 28.7%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and North America?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Bahamas and North America rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Bahamas ranks 42nd and North America ranks 45th of 147 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.