Bahamas vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female
Bahamas
29.5%
in 2025
Lesotho
29.7%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
21st
Lesotho rank
20th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time
- Bahamas
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 29.7% against 29.5% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Bahamas ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 11.2% | 6.3% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 13.2% | 2.3% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.2% | 1.3% | 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, female, Bahamas or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 29.7% against 29.5% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Bahamas and Lesotho?
- 0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Lesotho?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Bahamas ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 20th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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