School age population, primary education, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: School age population, primary education, female was 16,546 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
16,546 number
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
173rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
19,291 number
in 2011
All-time low
14,882 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Bahamas, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Bahamas stood at 16,546 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Bahamas peaked at 19,291 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14,882 number, in 1970.
That places Bahamas 173rd out of 206 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, primary education, female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,882 number | — |
| 1971 | 15,560 number | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 15,891 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 15,914 number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 15,693 number | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 15,380 number | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 15,209 number | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 15,043 number | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 15,021 number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 15,176 number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 15,474 number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 15,800 number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 15,915 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 15,836 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 15,591 number | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 15,288 number | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 15,102 number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 15,075 number | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 15,313 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 15,808 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 16,446 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 17,005 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 17,385 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 17,494 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 17,334 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 17,002 number | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 16,709 number | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 16,715 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16,934 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 17,322 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 17,772 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 18,096 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 18,201 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 18,236 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 18,274 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 18,394 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 18,661 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 18,826 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 18,936 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 19,027 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 19,134 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 19,291 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 19,250 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 19,188 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 19,115 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 19,007 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 18,817 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 18,523 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 18,019 number | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 17,328 number | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 16,546 number | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,377 number | 14,882 number | 15,914 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,520 number | 15,075 number | 15,915 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,035 number | 16,446 number | 17,494 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,442 number | 17,772 number | 19,027 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,767 number | 17,328 number | 19,291 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,546 number | 16,546 number | 16,546 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 170 Montenegro 18,259 number compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 17,879 number compare
- 172 Macau, China 16,573 number compare
- 174 Iceland 15,803 number compare
- 175 Samoa 13,857 number compare
- 176 French Polynesia 12,833 number compare
More education data for Bahamas
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.86 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Bahamas?
- School age population, primary education, female in Bahamas was 16,546 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 19,291 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,882 number in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Bahamas ranks 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.