Bahamas vs Caribbean Small States: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bahamas
29.5%
in 2018
Caribbean Small States
13.6%
in 2019
Bahamas rank
22nd
Caribbean Small States rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bahamas
- Caribbean Small States
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 29.5% against 13.6% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 15.9%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 2.2 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.
Bahamas ranks 22nd and Caribbean Small States ranks 22nd of 150 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Caribbean Small States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Caribbean Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 11.5% | 7.2% | Caribbean Small States |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 10.9% | 5.2% | Caribbean Small States |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 12.8% | 10.1% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Bahamas or Caribbean Small States?
- Bahamas, at 29.5% against 13.6% in Caribbean Small States as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bahamas and Caribbean Small States?
- 15.9%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Caribbean Small States?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
- How do Bahamas and Caribbean Small States rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bahamas ranks 22nd and Caribbean Small States ranks 22nd of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.