Over-age students, primary in Bahamas
Bahamas: Over-age students, primary was 8.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Bahamas, 1992–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 8.5% for over-age students, primary in 2018.
That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Bahamas peaked at 11.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1992.
Bahamas ranks 75th 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 in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.3% | — |
| 1993 | 6.8% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +47.4% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.3% | 11.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.3% | 10.5% | 8 |
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More education data for Bahamas
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,155 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,381 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 17.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3,960 (1995)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.56 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,364 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 133 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Bahamas?
- Over-age students, primary in Bahamas was 8.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1992.
- How does Bahamas rank for over-age students, primary?
- Bahamas ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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 (% of 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.