Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Bahamas
Bahamas: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 1.37 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.37
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
192nd
of 229 countries
All-time high
5.16
in 1961
All-time low
1.37
in 2023
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Bahamas, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 1.37 for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Bahamas peaked at 5.16 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.37, in 2023.
That places Bahamas 192nd out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.52 | — |
| 1951 | 4.53 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 4.61 | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 4.69 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 4.76 | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 4.83 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 4.88 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 4.92 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 4.96 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 5.03 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 5.09 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 5.16 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 5.12 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 5.06 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 4.97 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 4.88 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 4.79 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 4.69 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 4.56 | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 4.38 | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 4.21 | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 4.06 | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 3.89 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 3.73 | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 3.57 | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 3.42 | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 3.3 | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 3.17 | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 3.05 | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 2.94 | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 2.84 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 2.77 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 2.71 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 2.65 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 2.59 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 2.55 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 2.53 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 2.52 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 2.52 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.52 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.52 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 2.51 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.71 | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 2.61 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.47 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 2.42 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.35 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 2.29 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 2.23 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 2.13 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 2.06 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 2.02 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.98 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.97 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.98 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.01 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.02 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.04 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.01 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.84 | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 1.79 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.76 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.74 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.69 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.57 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.5 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.42 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.39 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.38 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.38 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.37 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.37 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.77 | 4.52 | 5.03 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.87 | 4.38 | 5.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.53 | 2.94 | 4.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.62 | 2.52 | 2.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.43 | 2.13 | 2.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 | 1.97 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 | 1.4 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 5 |
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More education data for Bahamas
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.86 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Bahamas?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Bahamas was 1.37 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 in 1961.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 in 2023.
- How does Bahamas rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Bahamas ranks 192nd out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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