Bahamas vs Zambia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bahamas
19.3%
in 2025
Zambia
18.4%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
54th
Zambia rank
55th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bahamas
- Zambia
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 19.3% against 18.4% in Zambia, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
Bahamas ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 55th of 206 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 30.1% | 21.3% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 18.9% | 8.6% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 21.9% | 5.7% | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Bahamas, at 19.3% against 18.4% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bahamas and Zambia?
- 0.9%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Zambia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Zambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bahamas ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 55th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release