Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas
Bahamas: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 90.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 90.6% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas peaked at 97.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 1999.
Bahamas ranks 77th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.0% | — |
| 2002 | 95.2% | +61.3% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 90.6% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.4% | 85.8% | 95.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 83.8% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 90.6% | 93.0% | 3 |
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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 90.6% in 2024, 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 97.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 1999.
- How does Bahamas rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Bahamas ranks 77th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release