School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bahamas
Bahamas: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 5,828 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5,828
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
147th
of 174 countries
All-time high
6,797
in 2009
All-time low
5,095
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bahamas, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bahamas stood at 5,828.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bahamas peaked at 6,797 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5,095, in 1998.
Bahamas ranks 147th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5,095 | — |
| 1999 | 5,135 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 5,188 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 5,233 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5,303 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 5,437 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 5,586 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 5,749 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 5,911 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 6,069 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 6,184 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 6,797 | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 6,678 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 6,435 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 6,383 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 6,402 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 6,289 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 6,181 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 6,061 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5,833 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 5,666 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 5,587 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 5,502 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 5,465 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 5,514 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 5,631 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 5,695 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 5,828 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,115 | 5,095 | 5,135 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5,746 | 5,188 | 6,797 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,152 | 5,587 | 6,678 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,606 | 5,465 | 5,828 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 144 Barbados 7,568 compare
- 145 Brunei Darussalam 7,187 compare
- 146 Curaçao 6,243 compare
- 148 Iceland 5,136 compare
- 149 Seychelles 4,859 compare
- 150 Micronesia, Federated States of 4,619 compare
More education data for Bahamas
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26,817 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 15.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 15.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0668 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,062 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bahamas?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Bahamas was 5,828 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 6,797 in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,095 in 1998.
- How does Bahamas rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Bahamas ranks 147th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release