Primary education, teachers in Bahamas
Bahamas: Primary education, teachers was 91.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Bahamas, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 91.1% for primary education, teachers in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Bahamas peaked at 96.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 1999.
That places Bahamas 27th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 68.9% | — |
| 1983 | 68.9% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 67.7% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 91.5% | +35.1% |
| 1995 | 90.5% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 63.4% | -30.0% |
| 2002 | 93.1% | +47.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 80.9% | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 91.1% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.9% | 68.9% | 68.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 68.3% | 67.7% | 68.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 63.4% | 91.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 80.9% | 96.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 89.8% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 85.0% | 92.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More education data for Bahamas
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.86 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Bahamas?
- Primary education, teachers in Bahamas was 91.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 1999.
- How does Bahamas rank for primary education, teachers?
- Bahamas ranks 27th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.