Bahamas vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Bahamas
65.7%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
60.5%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
63rd
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
62nd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Bahamas
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 65.7% against 60.5% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 63rd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 62nd of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | WB: Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.5% | 51.7% | 3.8% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 54.9% | 6.9% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 67.0% | 61.5% | 5.5% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 62.4% | 5.6% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 58.9% | 13.3% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 59.5% | 12.4% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Bahamas or WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Bahamas, at 65.7% against 60.5% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Bahamas and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 5.2%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Bahamas ranks 63rd and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 62nd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary 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
February 2026 Data Release