School age population, tertiary education, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: School age population, tertiary education, female was 14,297 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14,297
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
174th
of 221 countries
All-time high
16,498
in 2013
All-time low
8,080
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, tertiary education, female in Bahamas, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Bahamas is 14,297, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Bahamas peaked at 16,498 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8,080, in 1970.
That places Bahamas 174th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,080 | — |
| 1971 | 8,164 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 8,284 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 8,460 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 8,703 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 8,998 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 9,346 | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 9,768 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 10,247 | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 10,772 | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 11,323 | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 11,914 | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 12,468 | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 12,985 | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 13,418 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 13,791 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 14,082 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 14,245 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 14,307 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 14,327 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 14,269 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 14,115 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 13,939 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 13,735 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 13,516 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 13,306 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 13,121 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 12,967 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 12,848 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 12,773 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 12,755 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 12,827 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 12,877 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 13,006 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 13,216 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 13,478 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 13,757 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 14,191 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 14,641 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 15,033 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 15,656 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 16,162 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 16,395 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 16,498 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 16,498 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16,158 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 15,833 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 15,526 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 15,169 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 14,825 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 14,480 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 14,091 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 13,905 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 13,918 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 14,001 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 14,297 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,082 | 8,080 | 10,772 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,286 | 11,323 | 14,327 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,459 | 12,773 | 14,269 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,578 | 12,755 | 15,033 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,872 | 14,825 | 16,498 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,115 | 13,905 | 14,480 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 171 Belize 19,122 compare
- 172 Luxembourg 17,977 compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 16,820 compare
- 175 French Guiana 13,700 compare
- 176 Vanuatu 13,509 compare
- 177 Maldives 13,190 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, tertiary education, female in Bahamas?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Bahamas was 14,297 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 16,498 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,080 in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Bahamas ranks 174th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release