Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bahamas

Bahamas: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 14,213 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
14,213 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
87th
of 149 countries
All-time high
14,213 number
in 2018
All-time low
4,035 number
in 1993
Years of data
17
1992–2018

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bahamas, 1992–2018

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1992200520181992: 4.1k number1993: 4.0k number1999: 4.5k number2004: 5.9k number2005: 4.1k number2006: 5.7k number2007: 5.1k number2008: 6.3k number2009: 8.5k number2010: 10.3k number2011: 7.8k number2012: 9.6k number2013: 13.0k number2014: 11.9k number2015: 13.5k number2016: 14.2k number2018: 14.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 14,213 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 126.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bahamas peaked at 14,213 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4,035 number, in 1993.

That places Bahamas 87th out of 149 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Bahamas, 1992 to 2018.
Year number Change
1992 4,125 number
1993 4,035 number -2.2%
1999 4,493 number +11.4%
2004 5,946 number +32.3%
2005 4,066 number -31.6%
2006 5,720 number +40.7%
2007 5,086 number -11.1%
2008 6,288 number +23.6%
2009 8,535 number +35.7%
2010 10,310 number +20.8%
2011 7,848 number -23.9%
2012 9,567 number +21.9%
2013 12,974 number +35.6%
2014 11,870 number -8.5%
2015 13,547 number +14.1%
2016 14,179 number +4.7%
2018 14,213 number +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,218 number 4,035 number 4,493 number 3
2000s 5,940 number 4,066 number 8,535 number 6
2010s 11,814 number 7,848 number 14,213 number 8

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 84 Kazakhstan 17,080 number compare
  2. 85 Kuwait 15,450 number compare
  3. 86 Oman 14,359 number compare
  4. 88 Bhutan 14,148 number compare
  5. 89 Kyrgyzstan 13,738 number compare
  6. 90 Suriname 12,697 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bahamas?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bahamas was 14,213 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 14,213 number in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 4,035 number in 1993.
How does Bahamas rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Bahamas ranks 87th out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is up 126.0%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/