Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education was 93.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Bahamas, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Bahamas is 93.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Bahamas peaked at 93.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 2018.
That places Bahamas 50th out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.2% | 63.2% | 92.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 87.4% | 93.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Bahamas
- Population ages 15-64 70.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,497 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.37 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 91.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Bahamas?
- Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Bahamas was 93.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 2018.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education?
- Bahamas ranks 50th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education who meet the minimum academic qualifications required in the subject they teach at that level in a given country.