Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Bahamas
Bahamas: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 5,118 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Bahamas, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Bahamas is 5,118 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Bahamas peaked at 6,345 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4,886 number, in 1975.
Bahamas ranks 174th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,350 number | — |
| 1971 | 5,487 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 5,395 number | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 5,204 number | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 4,999 number | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 4,886 number | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 4,974 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 5,008 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 5,116 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 5,265 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 5,399 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 5,454 number | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 5,378 number | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 5,238 number | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 5,095 number | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 5,029 number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 5,130 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 5,302 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 5,560 number | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 5,840 number | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 6,046 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 6,068 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 6,018 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 5,873 number | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 5,694 number | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 5,567 number | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 5,594 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 5,721 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 5,900 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 6,081 number | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 6,190 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 6,137 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 6,095 number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 6,057 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 6,047 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 6,093 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 6,230 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 6,240 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6,241 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,246 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 6,274 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 6,345 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 6,328 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 6,306 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 6,267 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6,189 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 6,048 number | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 5,837 number | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 5,576 number | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 5,314 number | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 5,118 number | -3.7% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 5,118 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 44,436 number, 12% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 5,118 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,885 number, 11% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,168 number | 4,886 number | 5,487 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,342 number | 5,029 number | 5,840 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,856 number | 5,567 number | 6,081 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,158 number | 6,047 number | 6,246 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,048 number | 5,314 number | 6,345 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,118 number | 5,118 number | 5,118 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 171 Luxembourg 6,500 number compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 6,148 number compare
- 173 French Polynesia 5,403 number compare
- 175 Samoa 4,962 number compare
- 176 Iceland 4,547 number compare
- 177 Malta 4,329 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Bahamas?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Bahamas was 5,118 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 6,345 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,886 number in 1975.
- How does Bahamas rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Bahamas ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.