Inequality in education in Bahamas
Bahamas: Inequality in education was 0.034 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Bahamas, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 0.034 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 34.0% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Bahamas peaked at 0.0691 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.034, in 2023.
That places Bahamas 155th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0674 | 0.0514 | 0.0691 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0471 | 0.034 | 0.0514 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 152 Romania 0.0374 compare
- 153 Germany 0.0372 compare
- 154 Ukraine 0.036 compare
- 156 Kyrgyzstan 0.0336 compare
- 157 Kazakhstan 0.0317 compare
- 158 United Kingdom 0.0316 compare
More education data for Bahamas
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,497 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.37 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 91.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Bahamas?
- Inequality in education in Bahamas was 0.034 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0691 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.034 in 2023.
- How does Bahamas rank for inequality in education?
- Bahamas ranks 155th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.