Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bahamas
Bahamas: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 91.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bahamas, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bahamas is 91.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bahamas peaked at 96.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 1999.
Bahamas ranks 30th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 68.9% | — |
| 1983 | 68.9% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 67.7% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 91.5% | +35.1% |
| 1995 | 90.5% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 63.4% | -30.0% |
| 2002 | 93.1% | +47.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 80.9% | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 91.1% | +7.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 91.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 91.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.2%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +47.0% | 63.4% | 93.1% |
| 1994 | +35.1% | 67.7% | 91.5% |
| 1999 | -30.0% | 90.5% | 63.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.9% | 68.9% | 68.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 68.3% | 67.7% | 68.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 63.4% | 91.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 80.9% | 96.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 89.8% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 85.0% | 92.1% | 3 |
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 teachers in primary education who are female in Bahamas?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bahamas was 91.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 1999.
- How does Bahamas rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Bahamas ranks 30th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release