School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas
Bahamas: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 38,531 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
38,531 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
170th
of 205 countries
All-time high
38,935 number
in 2013
All-time low
22,640 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas is 38,531 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas peaked at 38,935 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22,640 number, in 1970.
That places Bahamas 170th 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, secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22,640 number | — |
| 1971 | 23,602 number | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 24,836 number | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 25,809 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 26,714 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 27,743 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 28,823 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 30,195 number | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 31,136 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 31,605 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 31,525 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 31,142 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 31,030 number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 31,007 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 31,142 number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 31,524 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 31,984 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 32,071 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 32,019 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 31,782 number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 31,301 number | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 30,813 number | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 30,835 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 31,146 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 31,772 number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 32,747 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 33,791 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 34,102 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 34,269 number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 34,327 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 34,253 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 34,226 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 34,516 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 35,145 number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 35,807 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 36,276 number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 36,472 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 36,749 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 37,326 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 37,979 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 38,505 number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 38,798 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 38,888 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 38,935 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 38,911 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 38,811 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 38,669 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 38,734 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 38,697 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 38,620 number | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 38,531 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,310 number | 22,640 number | 31,605 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,523 number | 31,007 number | 32,071 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,510 number | 30,813 number | 34,327 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,875 number | 34,226 number | 37,979 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,757 number | 38,505 number | 38,935 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,531 number | 38,531 number | 38,531 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 167 Luxembourg 46,518 number compare
- 168 Vanuatu 46,066 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 45,433 number compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 31,968 number compare
- 172 French Polynesia 31,286 number compare
- 173 Iceland 30,254 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, secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas was 38,531 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 38,935 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,640 number in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Bahamas ranks 170th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.