School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bahamas
Bahamas: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 32,912 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
32,912 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
171st
of 203 countries
All-time high
32,912 number
in 2015
All-time low
14,268 number
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2015
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bahamas, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 32,912 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2015. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bahamas peaked at 32,912 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14,268 number, in 1970.
That places Bahamas 171st out of 203 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,268 number | — |
| 1971 | 14,735 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 15,741 number | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 16,502 number | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 17,046 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 17,422 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 17,736 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 18,786 number | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 20,172 number | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 21,775 number | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 23,484 number | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 25,028 number | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 26,072 number | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 26,614 number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 26,719 number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 26,432 number | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 25,974 number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 25,483 number | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 25,351 number | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 25,511 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 25,937 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 26,448 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 26,895 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 26,992 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 26,789 number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 26,298 number | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 25,728 number | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 24,931 number | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 24,557 number | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 24,618 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 25,178 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 26,051 number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 26,728 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 26,827 number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26,787 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 27,043 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 27,854 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 28,488 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 28,641 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 28,692 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 29,003 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 29,780 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 31,019 number | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 31,952 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 32,597 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 32,912 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,418 number | 14,268 number | 21,775 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,667 number | 23,484 number | 26,719 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,919 number | 24,557 number | 26,992 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,229 number | 25,178 number | 28,692 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,210 number | 29,003 number | 32,912 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Bahamas?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bahamas was 32,912 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 32,912 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,268 number in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Bahamas ranks 171st out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.