Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas
Bahamas: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 78.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas, 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas stood at 78.0%.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas peaked at 94.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 2014.
That places Bahamas 31st out of 44 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 | 94.1% | — |
| 2005 | 90.4% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 91.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.3% | 80.0% | 94.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 76.7% | 87.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 28 Nepal 83.1% compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 79.5% compare
- 30 Eritrea 79.2% compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 74.3% compare
- 33 Ecuador 64.3% compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 63.6% compare
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 78.0% 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 94.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 2014.
- How does Bahamas rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Bahamas ranks 31st out of 44 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 11.8%. 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 upper secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the upper secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male teachers at the upper secondary level.