Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Bahamas
Bahamas: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 84.12 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Bahamas, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 84.12 for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 18.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Bahamas peaked at 100 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 69.84, in 2021.
That places Bahamas 172nd out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 100 | — |
| 1972 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 94.71 | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 93.85 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 93.33 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 92.6 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 93.01 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 93.58 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 94.15 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 94.73 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 99.1 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 98.26 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 97.41 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 96.57 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 99.83 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 99.46 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 100 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 85.81 | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 87.48 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 91.28 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 90.19 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 93.86 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 95.1 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 92.83 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 92.94 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.85 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 96.79 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 88.59 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 88.39 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.09 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 86.21 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 84.72 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 83.23 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 86.58 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 78.21 | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 69.84 | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 70.46 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 71.08 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 84.12 | +18.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 84.12 is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.18, 86% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 84.12 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.07, 88% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.02 | 92.6 | 100 | 9 |
| 1980s | 97.21 | 94.73 | 99.1 | 5 |
| 1990s | 96.28 | 85.81 | 100 | 4 |
| 2000s | 91.79 | 87.48 | 95.1 | 6 |
| 2010s | 89.74 | 83.23 | 98.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.74 | 69.84 | 84.12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More education data for Bahamas
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 83.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Bahamas?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Bahamas was 84.12 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1971.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.84 in 2021.
- How does Bahamas rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Bahamas ranks 172nd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.