School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bahamas

Bahamas: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 6.99 years in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
6.99 years
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
171st
of 188 countries
All-time high
8.84 years
in 2007
All-time low
6.99 years
in 2018
Years of data
16
1999–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bahamas, 1999–2018

024681999200820181999: 8 years2002: 8.2 years2004: 8.5 years2005: 8.7 years2006: 8.6 years2007: 8.8 years2008: 8.6 years2009: 8.2 years2010: 8 years2011: 8.2 years2012: 7.9 years2013: 7.2 years2014: 7.4 years2015: 7.1 years2016: 7.2 years2018: 7 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bahamas is 6.99 years, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bahamas peaked at 8.84 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.99 years, in 2018.

That places Bahamas 171st out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8 years 8 years 8 years 1
2000s 8.53 years 8.24 years 8.84 years 7
2010s 7.51 years 6.99 years 8.16 years 8

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 168 Micronesia (country) 7.46 years compare
  2. 169 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.41 years compare
  3. 170 Liberia 7.08 years compare
  4. 172 Yemen 6.82 years compare
  5. 173 Angola 6.62 years compare
  6. 174 Guinea 6.56 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bahamas?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Bahamas was 6.99 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 8.84 years in 2007.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 6.99 years in 2018.
How does Bahamas rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
Bahamas ranks 171st out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.