Bahamas, The: School enrollment, primary (% net)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.16 percentage points in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.65 percentage points in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.96 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 52% of the movement over 9 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2018, Bahamas, The had the 66th highest value of the 68 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 2018 ranking

• Mauritania — 62nd of 68: 79.57%
• Burkina Faso — 63rd of 68: 78.65%
• Gambia, The — 64th of 68: 76.82%
• Pakistan — 66th of 68: 67.57%
• Mali — 67th of 68: 58.94%
• Eritrea — 68th of 68: 51.46%

What this measures

Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

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

All 27 values

School enrollment, primary (% net) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 95.7% (2018)
• Argentina — 99.18% (2017)
• Barbados — 96.69% (2018)
• Belize — 95.94% (2018)
• Bolivia — 92.85% (2018)
• Brazil — 96.3% (2017)
• Chile — 94.74% (2017)
• Colombia — 92.92% (2018)
• Costa Rica — 97.33% (2018)
• Cuba — 97.74% (2018)
• Dominica — 95.42% (2016)

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 school enrollment, primary (% net)?

74.23% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 25.77 percentage points from 100% in 1971. The highest value was 100% in 1971 and the lowest 74.23% in 2018.

How does Bahamas, The rank?

66th highest of 68 economies with data for 2018.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.NENR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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