Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas
Bahamas: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 84.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas, 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 84.6% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas peaked at 100.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 2013.
That places Bahamas 34th out of 54 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 100.0% | — |
| 2005 | 89.8% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 83.2% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.5% | 83.2% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 79.6% | 89.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 31 Eritrea 89.0% compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 88.1% compare
- 33 Kiribati 86.0% compare
- 35 Mauritania 84.5% compare
- 36 Kuwait 82.1% compare
- 37 Sierra Leone 81.7% compare
More education data for Bahamas
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas was 84.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 2013.
- How does Bahamas rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Bahamas ranks 34th out of 54 countries with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the lower secondary level.