School life expectancy, primary, female in Bahamas

Bahamas: School life expectancy, primary, female was 4.84 years in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
4.84 years
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
162nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
6.54 years
in 1978
All-time low
4.84 years
in 2018
Years of data
31
1976–2018

School life expectancy, primary, female in Bahamas, 1976–2018

02461976199720181976: 6.3 years1977: 6.4 years1978: 6.5 years1979: 6.4 years1980: 6.2 years1982: 6.2 years1983: 6.1 years1985: 6.4 years1986: 6.4 years1992: 5.7 years1993: 5.8 years1995: 5.8 years1996: 6.2 years1997: 6 years1998: 6 years1999: 5.7 years2002: 5.6 years2004: 5.8 years2005: 5.9 years2006: 5.7 years2007: 5.8 years2008: 5.7 years2009: 5.5 years2010: 5.3 years2011: 5.6 years2012: 5.3 years2013: 4.9 years2014: 4.9 years2015: 5.1 years2016: 4.9 years2018: 4.8 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Bahamas is 4.84 years, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Bahamas peaked at 6.54 years in 1978 and was at its lowest, 4.84 years, in 2018.

That places Bahamas 162nd out of 197 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.42 years 6.28 years 6.54 years 4
1980s 6.26 years 6.11 years 6.44 years 5
1990s 5.88 years 5.71 years 6.19 years 7
2000s 5.72 years 5.47 years 5.94 years 7
2010s 5.1 years 4.84 years 5.61 years 8

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 159 India 4.9 years compare
  2. 160 North Macedonia 4.9 years compare
  3. 161 Jordan 4.87 years compare
  4. 163 Chad 4.75 years compare
  5. 164 Kuwait 4.75 years compare
  6. 165 Marshall Islands 4.68 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Bahamas?
School life expectancy, primary, female in Bahamas was 4.84 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 6.54 years in 1978.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 4.84 years in 2018.
How does Bahamas rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
Bahamas ranks 162nd out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,331 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.