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 19.3% 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
Bahamas recorded 19.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 119.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bahamas peaked at 19.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2008.
Bahamas ranks 54th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.3% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 19.3% | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 7.8% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.1% | 19.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
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 19.3% 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 19.3% 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 6.6% in 2008.
- How does Bahamas rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bahamas ranks 54th 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 119.3%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release