Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Bahamas
Bahamas: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 2,644 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Bahamas, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Bahamas stood at 2,644 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Bahamas peaked at 3,159 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,467 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, male in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,719 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,785 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 2,736 number | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 2,634 number | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 2,526 number | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 2,467 number | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 2,514 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 2,535 number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 2,596 number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 2,679 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 2,753 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 2,784 number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 2,747 number | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 2,675 number | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 2,599 number | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 2,562 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 2,611 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 2,696 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 2,826 number | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 2,966 number | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 3,069 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 3,080 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 3,057 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 2,986 number | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 2,898 number | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 2,834 number | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 2,845 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2,905 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 2,990 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 3,078 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 3,131 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 3,104 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 3,077 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3,052 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 3,042 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,061 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3,127 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 3,130 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3,126 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,123 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3,130 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3,159 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 3,153 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,146 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 3,133 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,103 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 3,043 number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2,953 number | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 2,841 number | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 2,728 number | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 2,644 number | -3.1% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 2,644 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 12% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 2,644 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,926 number, 11% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,619 number | 2,467 number | 2,785 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,722 number | 2,562 number | 2,966 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,974 number | 2,834 number | 3,080 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,097 number | 3,042 number | 3,131 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,039 number | 2,728 number | 3,159 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,644 number | 2,644 number | 2,644 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 171 Luxembourg 3,334 number compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 3,107 number compare
- 173 French Polynesia 2,818 number compare
- 175 Samoa 2,576 number compare
- 176 Iceland 2,309 number compare
- 177 Malta 2,245 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, male in Bahamas?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Bahamas was 2,644 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 3,159 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,467 number in 1975.
- How does Bahamas rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Bahamas ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.