Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas
Bahamas: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 85.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas, 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 85.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas peaked at 97.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 2012.
Bahamas ranks 31st of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 97.6% | — |
| 2005 | 91.5% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 88.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 90.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5% | 86.7% | 97.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 78.8% | 90.5% | 9 |
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More education data for Bahamas
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.86 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.9% (2024)
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 85.1% 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 97.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 2012.
- How does Bahamas rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Bahamas ranks 31st out of 48 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 3.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of 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 teachers at the upper secondary level.