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 20.1% 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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bahamas is 20.1%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 181.8% on the previous year and up 111.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Bahamas peaked at 20.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2015.
That places Bahamas 29th out of 183 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 7.8% | — |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +181.8% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 20.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 18.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 20.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.3%, 6.2× 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 | +181.8% | 7.1% | 20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 9.1% | 10.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.2% | 10.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 26 Eswatini 24.1% compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 23.3% compare
- 28 Timor-Leste 20.6% compare
- 30 Nepal 19.8% compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 17.4% compare
- 32 Cambodia 17.1% compare
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 20.1% 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 20.1% 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 6.2% in 2015.
- How does Bahamas rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Bahamas ranks 29th out of 183 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 111.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release