Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 2,474 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 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, female in Bahamas is 2,474 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bahamas peaked at 3,186 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,419 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, female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,631 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,702 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 2,659 number | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 2,570 number | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 2,473 number | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 2,419 number | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 2,460 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 2,473 number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 2,520 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 2,586 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 2,646 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 2,670 number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 2,631 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 2,563 number | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 2,496 number | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 2,467 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 2,519 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 2,606 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 2,734 number | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 2,874 number | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 2,977 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 2,988 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 2,961 number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 2,887 number | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 2,796 number | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 2,733 number | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 2,749 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 2,816 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 2,910 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 3,003 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 3,059 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 3,033 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 3,018 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3,005 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3,005 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,032 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3,103 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3,110 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3,115 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3,123 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3,144 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 3,186 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3,175 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3,160 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3,134 number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 3,086 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 3,005 number | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 2,884 number | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 2,735 number | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 2,586 number | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 2,474 number | -4.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 2,474 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 11% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 2,474 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 11% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,549 number | 2,419 number | 2,702 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,621 number | 2,467 number | 2,874 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,882 number | 2,733 number | 3,003 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,060 number | 3,005 number | 3,123 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,010 number | 2,586 number | 3,186 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,474 number | 2,474 number | 2,474 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 171 Luxembourg 3,166 number compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 3,041 number compare
- 173 French Polynesia 2,585 number compare
- 175 Samoa 2,386 number compare
- 176 Iceland 2,238 number compare
- 177 Malta 2,084 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, female in Bahamas?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bahamas was 2,474 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 3,186 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,419 number in 1975.
- How does Bahamas rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Bahamas ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.