School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bahamas
Bahamas: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 33,686 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
33,686 number
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
173rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
38,448 number
in 2011
All-time low
30,215 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bahamas, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bahamas is 33,686 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bahamas peaked at 38,448 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 30,215 number, in 1970.
Bahamas ranks 173rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30,215 number | — |
| 1971 | 31,579 number | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 32,203 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 32,172 number | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 31,647 number | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 30,977 number | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 30,652 number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 30,385 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 30,439 number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 30,865 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 31,559 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 32,274 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 32,548 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 32,385 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 31,864 number | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 31,214 number | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 30,808 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 30,728 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 31,196 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 32,181 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 33,454 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 34,559 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 35,331 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 35,560 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 35,243 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 34,569 number | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 33,954 number | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 33,884 number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 34,238 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 34,949 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 35,813 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 36,461 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 36,645 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 36,678 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 36,710 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 36,903 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 37,395 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 37,728 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 37,925 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 38,059 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 38,207 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 38,448 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 38,351 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 38,233 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 38,111 number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 37,944 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 37,630 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 37,135 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 36,263 number | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 35,056 number | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 33,686 number | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31,113 number | 30,215 number | 32,203 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,676 number | 30,728 number | 32,548 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,574 number | 33,454 number | 35,560 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,032 number | 35,813 number | 38,059 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,538 number | 35,056 number | 38,448 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,686 number | 33,686 number | 33,686 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 170 Luxembourg 37,953 number compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 36,133 number compare
- 172 Macao 34,216 number compare
- 174 Iceland 32,508 number compare
- 175 Samoa 28,807 number compare
- 176 French Polynesia 26,619 number compare
More education data for Bahamas
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bahamas?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bahamas was 33,686 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 38,448 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,215 number in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Bahamas ranks 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.