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 6,859 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
6,859 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
84th
of 148 countries
All-time high
6,908 number
in 2015
All-time low
1,791 number
in 1993
Years of data
17
1992–2018

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

2.0k4.0k6.0k1992200520181992: 1.9k number1993: 1.8k number1999: 2.5k number2004: 2.8k number2005: 2.3k number2006: 2.9k number2007: 2.5k number2008: 3.2k number2009: 4.1k number2010: 5.0k number2011: 3.8k number2012: 4.6k number2013: 6.5k number2014: 5.9k number2015: 6.9k number2016: 6.9k number2018: 6.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 6,859 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2018.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 115.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bahamas peaked at 6,908 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,791 number, in 1993.

That places Bahamas 84th out of 148 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, female (number) in Bahamas, 1992 to 2018.
Year number Change
1992 1,939 number
1993 1,791 number -7.6%
1999 2,469 number +37.9%
2004 2,761 number +11.8%
2005 2,302 number -16.6%
2006 2,894 number +25.7%
2007 2,486 number -14.1%
2008 3,189 number +28.3%
2009 4,102 number +28.6%
2010 5,009 number +22.1%
2011 3,843 number -23.3%
2012 4,638 number +20.7%
2013 6,488 number +39.9%
2014 5,915 number -8.8%
2015 6,908 number +16.8%
2016 6,884 number -0.3%
2018 6,859 number -0.4%

Bahamas compared with similar countries

  • Bahamas's 6,859 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,843 number, 3.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Bahamas's 6,859 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,908 number, 41% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,066 number 1,791 number 2,469 number 3
2000s 2,956 number 2,302 number 4,102 number 6
2010s 5,818 number 3,843 number 6,908 number 8

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 81 Palestine, State of 10,068 number compare
  2. 82 Mongolia 9,784 number compare
  3. 83 Kyrgyzstan 9,110 number compare
  4. 85 Timor-Leste 6,677 number compare
  5. 86 Oman 6,436 number compare
  6. 87 Belarus 6,174 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 6,859 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 6,908 number in 2015.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 1,791 number in 1993.
How does Bahamas rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Bahamas ranks 84th out of 148 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 115.1%. 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 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/