Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas
Bahamas: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 68.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas, 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas is 68.6%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 21.3% 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, 64.0%, in 2015.
Bahamas ranks 40th of 54 countries on this measure, 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 | 88.4% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 80.9% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 71.3% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.3% | 80.9% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 64.0% | 84.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 37 Pakistan 72.4%
- 38 Sierra Leone 70.2% compare
- 39 Ghana 70.1% compare
- 41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 65.4% compare
- 42 Saint Lucia 65.2% compare
- 43 Ecuador 64.5% compare
More education data for Bahamas
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.56 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,364 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 133 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 68.6% 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 64.0% in 2015.
- How does Bahamas rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Bahamas ranks 40th 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 21.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male 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 male teachers at the lower secondary level.