Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas
Bahamas: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 89.2% 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 89.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas peaked at 95.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 1999.
Bahamas ranks 87th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 58.4% | — |
| 2002 | 95.1% | +62.8% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 88.8% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 84.4% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 91.5% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 94.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 87.4% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.8% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 90.7% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 89.2% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.4% | 58.4% | 58.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 84.4% | 95.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 81.5% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 89.2% | 92.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Bahamas
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (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 89.2% 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 95.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 1999.
- How does Bahamas rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Bahamas ranks 87th out of 139 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 9.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release