Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Bahamas
Bahamas: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 2.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Bahamas, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Bahamas stood at 2.7%.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Bahamas peaked at 3.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.
That places Bahamas 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +41.4% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +4.5% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 2.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.4%, 62% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 2.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.1%, 68% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More education data for Bahamas
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,192 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,074 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,150 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,231 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 26,561 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26,817 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 15.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Bahamas?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Bahamas was 2.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Bahamas ranks 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.