Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Bahamas
Bahamas: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.8988 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Bahamas, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 0.8988 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Bahamas peaked at 0.9857 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8988 GPIA, in 2024.
Bahamas ranks 106th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9856 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.9712 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9624 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9445 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9857 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9722 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9379 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9529 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9812 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9839 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9206 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8988 GPIA | -2.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.8988 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9286 GPIA, 97% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.8988 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8988 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9856 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9635 GPIA | 0.9379 GPIA | 0.9857 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9344 GPIA | 0.8988 GPIA | 0.9839 GPIA | 3 |
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 children one year before the official primary in Bahamas?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Bahamas was 0.8988 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9857 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8988 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Bahamas ranks 106th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release