Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Bahamas
Bahamas: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according was 92.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Bahamas, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Bahamas stood at 92.5%.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Bahamas peaked at 96.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 1999.
Bahamas ranks 17th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.0% | — |
| 2002 | 93.2% | +45.6% |
| 2004 | 96.2% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 84.7% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 95.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 93.1% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 92.5% | +8.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 92.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 92.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 84.1%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according 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 | +45.6% | 64.0% | 93.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 84.7% | 96.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 90.8% | 95.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 85.4% | 93.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 14 Azerbaijan 94.2% compare
- 15 British Virgin Islands 94.2% compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 92.9% compare
- 18 Latvia 92.5% compare
- 19 San Marino 92.2% compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 91.5% 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 teachers in primary education who are trained according in Bahamas?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Bahamas was 92.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 1999.
- How does Bahamas rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according?
- Bahamas ranks 17th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release