Over-age students, primary, male in Bahamas
Bahamas: Over-age students, primary, male was 9.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, male in Bahamas, 1992–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Bahamas is 9.9%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Bahamas peaked at 12.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1992.
Bahamas ranks 71st of 191 countries on this measure, 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, male in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.3% | — |
| 1993 | 6.8% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +47.9% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 7.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 10.4% | 12.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.3% | 11.6% | 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, male in Bahamas?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Bahamas was 9.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1992.
- How does Bahamas rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Bahamas ranks 71st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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, male (% of male 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.