Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … level in Bahamas
Bahamas: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … level was 87.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Bahamas, 2002–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 87.4% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Bahamas peaked at 100.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 2013.
That places Bahamas 55th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … level in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 100.0% | — |
| 2005 | 89.5% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 77.5% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 90.8% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 87.4% | -3.6% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 87.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 87% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 87.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.9%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.8% | 82.5% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 77.5% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 87.4% | 90.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Bahamas?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by in Bahamas was 87.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 2013.
- How does Bahamas rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by?
- Bahamas ranks 55th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level and sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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