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 25.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Bahamas, 1992–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Bahamas stood at 25.6%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 131.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Bahamas peaked at 25.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2005.
That places Bahamas 11th out of 149 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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8.1% | — |
| 1993 | 7.8% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 8.6% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -31.9% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +39.4% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +34.9% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -24.3% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +35.8% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +2.5% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 25.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 20.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 25.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.4%, 5.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 7.8% | 8.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 7.4% | 14.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 13.6% | 25.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 8 Guinea 31.8% compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 30.7% compare
- 10 Ethiopia 26.8% compare
- 12 Mauritania 25.0% compare
- 13 Jordan 22.8% compare
- 14 Puerto Rico 21.2% compare
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0775 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
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 25.6% 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 25.6% 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 7.4% in 2005.
- How does Bahamas rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Bahamas ranks 11th out of 149 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 131.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/