School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas
Bahamas: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 19,196 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
19,196 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
168th
of 205 countries
All-time high
19,417 number
in 2013
All-time low
12,225 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 19,196 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas peaked at 19,417 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12,225 number, in 1970.
That places Bahamas 168th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12,225 number | — |
| 1971 | 12,749 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 13,436 number | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 14,066 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 14,662 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 15,222 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 15,654 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 15,882 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 15,822 number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 15,611 number | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 15,341 number | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 15,147 number | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 15,352 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 15,663 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 15,986 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 16,264 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 16,405 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 16,161 number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 15,804 number | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 15,425 number | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 15,102 number | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 14,989 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 15,406 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 16,043 number | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 16,740 number | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 17,372 number | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 17,786 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 17,603 number | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 17,303 number | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 17,058 number | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 16,957 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 17,047 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 17,511 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 17,935 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 18,148 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 18,191 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 18,187 number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 18,566 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 18,924 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 19,154 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 19,278 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 19,344 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 19,393 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 19,417 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 19,384 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 19,284 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 19,176 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 19,233 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 19,265 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 19,262 number | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 19,196 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,533 number | 12,225 number | 15,882 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,755 number | 15,147 number | 16,405 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,540 number | 14,989 number | 17,786 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,062 number | 16,957 number | 19,154 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,304 number | 19,176 number | 19,417 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,196 number | 19,196 number | 19,196 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 165 Cape Verde 30,289 number compare
- 166 Vanuatu 28,324 number compare
- 167 Cyprus 26,997 number compare
- 169 Luxembourg 19,091 number compare
- 170 French Polynesia 18,821 number compare
- 171 Maldives 17,272 number compare
More education data for Bahamas
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,561 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -9.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,497 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -30.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,406 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -15.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,155 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,381 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 17.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas was 19,196 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 19,417 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,225 number in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Bahamas ranks 168th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.