Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas
Bahamas: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 64.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas, 2002–2024
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 64.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.6% on the previous year and down 15.5% 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, 64.8%, in 2024.
That places Bahamas 61st out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 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% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +21.1% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 64.8% | -27.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.3% | 80.0% | 94.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 74.4% | 87.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 64.8% | 90.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More education data for Bahamas
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (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 64.8% 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 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 64.8% in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Bahamas ranks 61st out of 80 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 15.5%. 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release