Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bahamas
Bahamas: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 21.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bahamas, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bahamas is 21.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 114.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bahamas peaked at 21.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2007.
That places Bahamas 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.8% | — |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 21.9% | +11.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 21.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 16.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 21.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.9%, 3.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 7.3% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 8.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.2% | 21.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 45 Nigeria 22.9% compare
- 46 Solomon Islands 22.8% compare
- 47 Trinidad and Tobago 22.1% compare
- 49 British Virgin Islands 21.8% compare
- 50 Togo 20.5% compare
- 51 Paraguay 19.9% compare
More education data for Bahamas
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,192 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,074 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,150 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,231 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 26,561 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26,817 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 15.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bahamas?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bahamas was 21.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2007.
- How does Bahamas rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bahamas ranks 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release