Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bahamas
Bahamas: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 16 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bahamas, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 16 years for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bahamas peaked at 16 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16 years, in 1998.
That places Bahamas 159th out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16 years | — |
| 1999 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
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More education data for Bahamas
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 15.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bahamas?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bahamas was 16 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 16 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 years in 1998.
- How does Bahamas rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Bahamas ranks 159th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.