Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bahamas

Bahamas: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 9,826 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
9,826 number
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
85th
of 137 countries
All-time high
10,310 number
in 2015
All-time low
2,981 number
in 2007
Years of data
15
1999–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bahamas, 1999–2018

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1999200820181999: 5.8k number2004: 4.1k number2005: 3.5k number2006: 4.1k number2007: 3.0k number2008: 3.7k number2009: 4.9k number2010: 5.7k number2011: 5.3k number2012: 5.8k number2013: 8.8k number2014: 7.9k number2015: 10.3k number2016: 9.2k number2018: 9.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bahamas is 9,826 number, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 168.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bahamas peaked at 10,310 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,981 number, in 2007.

Bahamas ranks 85th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bahamas, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) in Bahamas, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 5,815 number
2004 4,057 number -30.2%
2005 3,550 number -12.5%
2006 4,076 number +14.8%
2007 2,981 number -26.9%
2008 3,663 number +22.9%
2009 4,887 number +33.4%
2010 5,711 number +16.9%
2011 5,308 number -7.1%
2012 5,767 number +8.6%
2013 8,825 number +53.0%
2014 7,946 number -10.0%
2015 10,310 number +29.8%
2016 9,240 number -10.4%
2018 9,826 number +6.3%

Bahamas compared with similar countries

  • Bahamas's 9,826 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,134 number, 1.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Bahamas's 9,826 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44,532 number, 22% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,815 number 5,815 number 5,815 number 1
2000s 3,869 number 2,981 number 4,887 number 6
2010s 7,867 number 5,308 number 10,310 number 8

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 82 Austria 15,869 number compare
  2. 83 Kuwait 14,048 number compare
  3. 84 Denmark 11,274 number compare
  4. 86 Croatia 9,761 number compare
  5. 87 Albania 9,685 number compare
  6. 88 Suriname 9,612 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bahamas?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bahamas was 9,826 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 10,310 number in 2015.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 2,981 number in 2007.
How does Bahamas rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Bahamas ranks 85th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is up 168.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, 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/