School age population, secondary education, male in Bahamas
Bahamas: School age population, secondary education, male was 16,638 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16,638
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
179th
of 220 countries
All-time high
19,431
in 2008
All-time low
10,964
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, male in Bahamas, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, secondary education, male in Bahamas stood at 16,638.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Bahamas peaked at 19,431 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10,964, in 1970.
Bahamas ranks 179th of 220 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, secondary education, male in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,964 | — |
| 1971 | 11,500 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 12,053 | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 12,638 | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 13,265 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 13,960 | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 14,683 | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 15,369 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 15,974 | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 16,482 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 16,877 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 17,115 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 17,222 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 17,252 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 17,208 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 17,082 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 16,891 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 16,665 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 16,432 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 16,178 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 15,950 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 15,739 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 15,580 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 15,484 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 15,438 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 15,456 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 15,511 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 15,629 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 15,815 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 16,058 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 16,361 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 16,728 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 17,137 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 17,564 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 18,238 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 18,775 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 19,096 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 19,329 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 19,431 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 19,416 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 19,035 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 18,604 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 18,209 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 17,795 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 17,396 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 16,992 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 17,179 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 17,138 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 17,017 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 16,854 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 16,638 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,689 | 10,964 | 16,482 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,892 | 16,178 | 17,252 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,666 | 15,438 | 16,058 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,208 | 16,361 | 19,431 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,208 | 17,396 | 19,035 | 5 |
| 2020s | 16,970 | 16,638 | 17,179 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 176 Iceland 18,097 compare
- 177 Macao 17,700 compare
- 178 Sao Tome and Principe 16,864 compare
- 180 Malta 16,629 compare
- 181 Guadeloupe 16,424 compare
- 182 French Polynesia 15,415 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, secondary education, male in Bahamas?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Bahamas was 16,638 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 19,431 in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,964 in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Bahamas ranks 179th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release