School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahamas
Bahamas: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 9,980 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
9,980 number
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
176th
of 206 countries
All-time high
12,587 number
in 1999
All-time low
9,233 number
in 1974
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahamas, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 9,980 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahamas peaked at 12,587 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9,233 number, in 1974.
That places Bahamas 176th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,480 number | — |
| 1971 | 10,527 number | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 10,108 number | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 9,605 number | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 9,233 number | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 9,694 number | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 9,898 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 10,097 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 10,397 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 10,698 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 10,652 number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 10,689 number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 10,406 number | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 10,092 number | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 9,906 number | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 10,435 number | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 10,746 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 11,306 number | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 11,926 number | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 12,427 number | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 12,137 number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 12,052 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 11,718 number | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 11,297 number | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 10,959 number | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 11,341 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 11,473 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 11,882 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 12,301 number | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 12,587 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 12,129 number | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 11,977 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 11,813 number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 11,698 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 11,688 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 12,042 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 12,265 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 12,236 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12,212 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 12,233 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 12,513 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 12,583 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 12,536 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 12,449 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 12,287 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 11,871 number | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 11,514 number | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 10,967 number | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 10,411 number | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 9,980 number | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,074 number | 9,233 number | 10,698 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,858 number | 9,906 number | 12,427 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,775 number | 10,959 number | 12,587 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,029 number | 11,688 number | 12,265 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,711 number | 9,980 number | 12,583 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More education data for Bahamas
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3,960 (1995)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.56 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,364 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 133 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahamas?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahamas was 9,980 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 12,587 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,233 number in 1974.
- How does Bahamas rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Bahamas ranks 176th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.