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 24.4% 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
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bahamas stood at 24.4%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 112.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bahamas peaked at 24.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2007.
That places Bahamas 45th 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 | 17.5% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 24.4% | +8.9% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 24.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 19.5× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 24.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.2%, 3.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 8.0% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 10.0% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 19.1% | 24.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 42 Angola 28.9% compare
- 43 El Salvador 28.6% compare
- 44 Montserrat 25.2% compare
- 46 Yemen 24.1% compare
- 47 Solomon Islands 23.6% compare
- 48 Nigeria 23.2% 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 24.4% 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 24.4% 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 8.0% in 2007.
- How does Bahamas rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bahamas ranks 45th 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 112.2%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release