Out-of-school children in Bahamas

In Bahamas, 15.9% of children of primary school age were not in school in 2024.

Measure: Out-of-school rate, children of primary school age Unit: % of children of primary school age Data: 1972 to 2024 Source: UNESCO UIS
Bahamas, 2024 15.9% % of children of primary school age
Change from 2023 −13.0percentage points 2023: 28.9%
Position in 2024 21st of 120 See the full ranking

Out-of-school children in Bahamas over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Out-of-school rate, children of primary school age (% of children of primary school age), 2004 to 2024
Period Bahamas
2024 15.9%
2023 28.9%
2012 3.2%
2011 1.2%
2010 7.1%
2009 7.2%
2008 4.9%
2007 6.1%
2006 9.8%
2005 8.7%
2004 12.5%uis_est (UIS estimate)

Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −13.0 percentage points from 28.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2004, when it was 12.5%, the figure has changed by +3.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 120 countries with data for 2024, Bahamas has the 21st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
ROFST.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1972 to 2024 for Bahamas
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org