Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Bahamas
Bahamas: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.9933 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9933 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
93rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.9933 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.7213 modelled data
in 2006
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Bahamas, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 0.9933 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Bahamas peaked at 0.9933 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7213 modelled data, in 2006.
That places Bahamas 93rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7229 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.7397 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.75 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.746 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7302 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7258 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7213 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7377 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7302 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7313 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7536 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8056 modelled data | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8313 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.84 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8319 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8496 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.863 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8503 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8526 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8768 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.906 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9308 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.95 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9757 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9898 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.9933 modelled data | +0.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.9933 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9774 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.9933 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 modelled data, 99% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7335 modelled data | 0.7213 modelled data | 0.75 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8355 modelled data | 0.7536 modelled data | 0.8768 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9576 modelled data | 0.906 modelled data | 0.9933 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 94 Guinea-Bissau 0.9893 modelled data compare
- 95 Madagascar 0.9862 modelled data compare
- 96 Lebanon 0.9846 modelled data 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Bahamas?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Bahamas was 0.9933 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9933 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7213 modelled data in 2006.
- How does Bahamas rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Bahamas ranks 93rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release