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 7,354 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
7,354 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
87th
of 148 countries
All-time high
7,354 number
in 2018
All-time low
1,764 number
in 2005
Years of data
17
1992–2018

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

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1992200520181992: 2.2k number1993: 2.2k number1999: 2.0k number2004: 3.2k number2005: 1.8k number2006: 2.8k number2007: 2.6k number2008: 3.1k number2009: 4.4k number2010: 5.3k number2011: 4.0k number2012: 4.9k number2013: 6.5k number2014: 6.0k number2015: 6.6k number2016: 7.3k number2018: 7.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 7,354 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.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 137.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Bahamas peaked at 7,354 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,764 number, in 2005.

That places Bahamas 87th 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, male (number) in Bahamas, 1992 to 2018.
Year number Change
1992 2,186 number
1993 2,244 number +2.7%
1999 2,024 number -9.8%
2004 3,185 number +57.4%
2005 1,764 number -44.6%
2006 2,826 number +60.2%
2007 2,600 number -8.0%
2008 3,099 number +19.2%
2009 4,433 number +43.0%
2010 5,301 number +19.6%
2011 4,005 number -24.4%
2012 4,929 number +23.1%
2013 6,486 number +31.6%
2014 5,955 number -8.2%
2015 6,639 number +11.5%
2016 7,295 number +9.9%
2018 7,354 number +0.8%

Bahamas compared with similar countries

  • Bahamas's 7,354 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,796 number, 2.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Bahamas's 7,354 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13,590 number, 54% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,151 number 2,024 number 2,244 number 3
2000s 2,984 number 1,764 number 4,433 number 6
2010s 5,996 number 4,005 number 7,354 number 8

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 84 Suriname 7,939 number compare
  2. 85 Oman 7,923 number compare
  3. 86 Albania 7,778 number compare
  4. 88 Canada 6,480 number compare
  5. 89 Hong Kong, China 5,643 number compare
  6. 90 Serbia 5,219 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 7,354 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 7,354 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 1,764 number in 2005.
How does Bahamas rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Bahamas ranks 87th 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 137.3%. 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 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/