Human capital composite index in Bahamas
Bahamas: Human capital composite index was -0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human capital composite index in Bahamas, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Bahamas is -0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.0% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Bahamas peaked at 1.65 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1975 and was at its lowest, -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2021.
Bahamas ranks 162nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human capital composite index in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.65 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1972 | 1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 1.48 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 1.48 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.65 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +11.7% |
| 1976 | 1.42 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9267 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -23.7% |
| 1982 | 1.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9038 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.936 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9599 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9128 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8759 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +20.6% |
| 1993 | 1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9237 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -18.4% |
| 1995 | 0.904 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7403 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3019 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -59.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0408 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -86.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0345 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2011 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +482.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1569 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -22.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3804 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +142.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3922 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2091 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -46.7% |
| 2010 | -0.2021 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -196.6% |
| 2011 | -0.0415 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -79.5% |
| 2012 | -0.1657 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +299.6% |
| 2013 | -0.569 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +243.5% |
| 2014 | -0.5586 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.8% |
| 2015 | -0.6738 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +20.6% |
| 2016 | -0.6629 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.6% |
| 2017 | -0.3534 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -46.7% |
| 2018 | -0.8704 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +146.3% |
| 2019 | -0.7219 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -17.1% |
| 2021 | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +42.1% |
| 2023 | -0.7601 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -25.9% |
| 2024 | -0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -33.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's -0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3622 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (75 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's -0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0999 standard deviations from the yearly mean. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human capital composite index in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +482.5% | 0.0345 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.2011 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2012 | -299.6% | -0.0415 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1657 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2013 | -243.5% | -0.1657 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.569 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2010 | -196.6% | 0.2091 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.2021 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2007 | +142.4% | 0.1569 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3804 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
| 2018 | -146.3% | -0.3534 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8704 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.42 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.65 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.9813 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.9038 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.21 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.8678 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3019 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1.13 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2022 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0345 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3922 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 7 |
| 2010s | -0.4819 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8704 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0415 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.765 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 159 Papua New Guinea -0.4368 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 160 Myanmar -0.4425 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 161 Puerto Rico -0.5076 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 163 Gabon -0.5138 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 164 Guinea -0.5172 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 165 Uganda -0.5268 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
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 human capital composite index in Bahamas?
- Human capital composite index in Bahamas was -0.509 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1975.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2021.
- How does Bahamas rank for human capital composite index?
- Bahamas ranks 162nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Human capital composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Literacy rate, adult total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, primary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, secondary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Government expenditure on education, total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.