Bahamas vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Bahamas
29.5%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
11.7%
in 2019
Bahamas rank
22nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Bahamas
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 29.5% against 11.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 17.8%.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 2.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Bahamas ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 150 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 8.0% 22.1% 14.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 5.7% 16.9% 11.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 22.9% 14.8% 8.1% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Bahamas, at 29.5% against 11.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bahamas and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
17.8%, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bahamas and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Bahamas ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.