School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Bahamas
Bahamas: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 4.85 years in 2018. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Bahamas, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Bahamas is 4.85 years, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Bahamas peaked at 6.4 years in 1986 and was at its lowest, 4.85 years, in 2018.
Bahamas ranks 166th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.12 years | 5.78 years | 6.37 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.1 years | 5.75 years | 6.4 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 5.83 years | 5.68 years | 6.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.79 years | 5.49 years | 6.03 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.15 years | 4.85 years | 5.67 years | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Bahamas?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Bahamas was 4.85 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4 years in 1986.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.85 years in 2018.
- How does Bahamas rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Bahamas ranks 166th out of 199 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level 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.