School age population, secondary education, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: School age population, secondary education, female was 16,327 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16,327
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
179th
of 220 countries
All-time high
19,085
in 2009
All-time low
10,957
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, female in Bahamas, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, secondary education, female in Bahamas stood at 16,327.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Bahamas peaked at 19,085 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10,957, in 1970.
That places Bahamas 179th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, 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, female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,957 | — |
| 1971 | 11,449 | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 11,989 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 12,580 | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 13,197 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 13,854 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 14,534 | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 15,181 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 15,748 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 16,224 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 16,606 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 16,866 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 16,992 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 17,033 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 16,993 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 16,873 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 16,685 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 16,456 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 16,213 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 15,950 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 15,711 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 15,490 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 15,322 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 15,217 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 15,164 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 15,175 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 15,224 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 15,333 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 15,517 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 15,754 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 16,047 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 16,408 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 16,793 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 17,208 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 17,871 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 18,400 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 18,717 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 18,963 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 19,082 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 19,085 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18,737 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 18,344 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 17,971 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 17,569 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 17,182 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 16,747 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 16,905 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 16,850 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 16,730 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 16,562 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 16,327 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,571 | 10,957 | 16,224 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,667 | 15,950 | 17,033 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,391 | 15,164 | 15,754 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,857 | 16,047 | 19,085 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,961 | 17,182 | 18,737 | 5 |
| 2020s | 16,687 | 16,327 | 16,905 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 176 Iceland 17,104 compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 16,871 compare
- 178 Macao 16,700 compare
- 180 Guadeloupe 15,863 compare
- 181 Malta 15,483 compare
- 182 New Caledonia 14,551 compare
More education data for Bahamas
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Bahamas?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Bahamas was 16,327 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 19,085 in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,957 in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Bahamas ranks 179th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release