Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bahamas
Bahamas: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 17.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bahamas, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bahamas stood at 17.7%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 206.4% on the previous year and up 128.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bahamas peaked at 17.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2015.
Bahamas ranks 30th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.3% | — |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | +206.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 17.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 19.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 17.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 6.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +206.4% | 5.8% | 17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.9% | 8.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bahamas?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bahamas was 17.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2015.
- How does Bahamas rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Bahamas ranks 30th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release