Population, age 17, total in Bahamas
Bahamas: Population, age 17, total was 6,124 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 17, total in Bahamas, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 17, total in Bahamas is 6,124, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, total in Bahamas peaked at 6,322 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5,037, in 1995.
Bahamas ranks 168th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,385 | 5,037 | 5,829 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,760 | 5,477 | 6,110 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,258 | 6,124 | 6,322 | 5 |
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More education data for Bahamas
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,497 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.37 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 91.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 17, total in Bahamas?
- Population, age 17, total in Bahamas was 6,124 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 6,322 in 2012.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,037 in 1995.
- How does Bahamas rank for population, age 17, total?
- Bahamas ranks 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 Population, age 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.