Bahamas vs Low & middle income: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Bahamas
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 23.5% against 8.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 14.7%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 2.7 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Bahamas ranks 19th and Low & middle income ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Low & middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 28.5% | 27.6% | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 24.0% | 21.7% | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 18.8% | 9.0% | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 10.9% | 2.1% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 9.2% | 10.3% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Bahamas or Low & middle income?
- Bahamas, at 23.5% against 8.8% in Low & middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Bahamas and Low & middle income?
- 14.7%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Low & middle income?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Bahamas and Low & middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Bahamas ranks 19th and Low & middle income ranks 17th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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
The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/