Bahamas vs ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

Bahamas
91.1%
in 2024
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
85.9%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
30th
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank
27th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • Bahamas
  • ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
020406080100197119972024

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 91.1% against 85.9% in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), a difference of 5.2%.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)'s.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 30th and ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 27th of 212 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) Difference Ahead
1990s 81.8% 84.7% 3.0% ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
2000s 87.1% 86.1% 1.0% Bahamas
2010s 92.5% 85.6% 6.9% Bahamas
2020s 89.4% 85.9% 3.5% Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Bahamas or ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
Bahamas, at 91.1% against 85.9% in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Bahamas and ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
5.2%, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
Bahamas ranks 30th and ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 27th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release