School age population, tertiary education, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: School age population, tertiary education, female was 16,394 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Bahamas, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 16,394 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Bahamas peaked at 16,394 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7,337 number, in 1970.
Bahamas ranks 170th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,337 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,587 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 8,053 number | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 8,407 number | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 8,665 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 8,845 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 8,994 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 9,481 number | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 10,111 number | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 10,838 number | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 11,611 number | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 12,313 number | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 12,801 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 13,059 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 13,111 number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 12,975 number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 12,752 number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 12,510 number | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 12,442 number | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 12,514 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 12,715 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 12,962 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 13,192 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 13,255 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 13,176 number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 12,960 number | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 12,712 number | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 12,360 number | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 12,215 number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 12,281 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 12,591 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 13,050 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 13,418 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 13,469 number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 13,433 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 13,534 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 13,911 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 14,264 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 14,345 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 14,355 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 14,479 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 14,828 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 15,434 number | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 15,895 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 16,221 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 16,394 number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,832 number | 7,337 number | 10,838 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,609 number | 11,611 number | 13,111 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,783 number | 12,215 number | 13,255 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,637 number | 12,591 number | 14,355 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,542 number | 14,479 number | 16,394 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 167 Luxembourg 18,323 number compare
- 168 Macau, China 16,709 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 16,647 number compare
- 171 Maldives 15,698 number compare
- 172 Vanuatu 12,785 number compare
- 173 Malta 12,379 number 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 16,394 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 16,394 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,337 number in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Bahamas ranks 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.