Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas
Bahamas: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 1.17 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 1.17 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas peaked at 1.4 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Bahamas 15th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.07 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.23 GPIA | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 1.21 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4 GPIA | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 1.28 GPIA | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 1.17 GPIA | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
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 1.17 GPIA 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 1.4 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Bahamas rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Bahamas ranks 15th out of 126 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 down 8.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release