Bahamas vs Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Bahamas
23.5%
in 2018
Puerto Rico
22.1%
in 2018
Bahamas rank
19th
Puerto Rico rank
21st

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Bahamas
  • Puerto Rico
0510152025197119942018

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 23.5% against 22.1% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 19th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 188 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Bahamas or Puerto Rico?
Bahamas, at 23.5% against 22.1% in Puerto Rico as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
1.4%, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Puerto Rico?
8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
How do Bahamas and Puerto Rico rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Bahamas ranks 19th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/