Over-age students, primary, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: Over-age students, primary, female was 7.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, female in Bahamas, 1992–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, female in Bahamas is 7.2%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Bahamas peaked at 10.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1999.
That places Bahamas 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.3% | — |
| 1993 | 6.8% | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +47.2% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.2% | 10.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.2% | 9.3% | 8 |
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 over-age students, primary, female in Bahamas?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Bahamas was 7.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1999.
- How does Bahamas rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Bahamas ranks 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.