Bahamas, The: Children out of school, primary

Key figures

The World Bank has no value for 29 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Bahamas, The's children out of school, primary fell 4,014 on 2023 (from 8,599 to 4,585).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2023), the average change was −172.63 and a typical year strayed about 975.17 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,732 in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 4,014 in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Bahamas, The had the 65th highest value of the 101 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Bahamas, The in the 2024 ranking

• Austria — 62nd of 101: 5,200
• Belize — 63rd of 101: 4,953
• Macao SAR, China — 64th of 101: 4,608
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 66th of 101: 4,491
• Sweden — 67th of 101: 4,270
• Namibia — 68th of 101: 4,230

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 24 values

Children out of school, primary in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 132.91 (2023)
• Argentina — 32,816 (2023)
• Barbados — 3,420 (2024)
• Belize — 4,953 (2024)
• Bolivia — 136,027 (2024)
• Brazil — 316,818 (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 1,080 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 234 (2024)
• Chile — 31,779 (2024)
• Colombia — 289,295 (2022)
• Costa Rica — 19,701 (2024)

More education data for Bahamas, The

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 26,817 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 92.86% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 26,561 (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 79.49% (2024)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 26,884 (2018)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Bahamas, The's children out of school, primary?

4,585 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does Bahamas, The rank?

65th highest of 101 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in children out of school, primary unusual for Bahamas, The?

In 2024, Bahamas, The's children out of school, primary fell 4,014 on 2023 (from 8,599 to 4,585). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2023), the average change was −172.63 and a typical year strayed about 975.17 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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