Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Bahamas

Bahamas: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 24.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
24.8%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
12th
of 148 countries
All-time high
24.8%
in 2018
All-time low
7.1%
in 1993
Years of data
17
1992–2018

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

5101520251992200520181992: 7.8 %1993: 7.1 %1999: 9.6 %2004: 10.1 %2005: 8.4 %2006: 10.4 %2007: 8.8 %2008: 11.2 %2009: 14.4 %2010: 17.4 %2011: 13.3 %2012: 16 %2013: 22.4 %2014: 20.5 %2015: 24.1 %2016: 24.2 %2018: 24.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 24.8% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 120.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Bahamas peaked at 24.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1993.

That places Bahamas 12th out of 148 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) in Bahamas, 1992 to 2018.
Year % Change
1992 7.8%
1993 7.1% -9.2%
1999 9.6% +35.6%
2004 10.1% +5.6%
2005 8.4% -17.1%
2006 10.4% +24.4%
2007 8.8% -15.1%
2008 11.2% +27.0%
2009 14.4% +27.7%
2010 17.4% +21.4%
2011 13.3% -23.8%
2012 16.0% +20.7%
2013 22.4% +40.1%
2014 20.5% -8.6%
2015 24.1% +17.4%
2016 24.2% +0.5%
2018 24.8% +2.4%

Bahamas compared with similar countries

  • Bahamas's 24.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 27.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Bahamas's 24.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.2%, 5.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.1% 7.1% 9.6% 3
2000s 10.6% 8.4% 14.4% 6
2010s 20.3% 13.3% 24.8% 8

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 9 Burkina Faso 30.3% compare
  2. 10 Ethiopia 29.6% compare
  3. 11 Yemen 25.3% compare
  4. 13 Tunisia 23.9%
  5. 14 Côte d'Ivoire 23.4% compare
  6. 15 Jordan 23.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Bahamas?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Bahamas was 24.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1993.
How does Bahamas rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Bahamas ranks 12th out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is up 120.4%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/