School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas
Bahamas: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 19,335 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
19,335 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
169th
of 205 countries
All-time high
19,527 number
in 2014
All-time low
10,415 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 19,335 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas peaked at 19,527 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10,415 number, in 1970.
Bahamas ranks 169th of 205 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,415 number | — |
| 1971 | 10,853 number | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 11,400 number | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 11,743 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 12,052 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 12,521 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 13,169 number | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 14,313 number | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 15,314 number | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 15,994 number | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 16,184 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 15,995 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 15,678 number | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 15,344 number | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 15,156 number | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 15,260 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 15,579 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 15,910 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 16,215 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 16,357 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 16,199 number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 15,824 number | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 15,429 number | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 15,103 number | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 15,032 number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 15,375 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 16,005 number | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 16,499 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 16,966 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 17,269 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 17,296 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 17,179 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 17,005 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 17,210 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 17,659 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 18,085 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 18,285 number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 18,183 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 18,402 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 18,825 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 19,227 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 19,454 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 19,495 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 19,518 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 19,527 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19,527 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19,493 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 19,501 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19,432 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 19,358 number | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 19,335 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,777 number | 10,415 number | 15,994 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,768 number | 15,156 number | 16,357 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,970 number | 15,032 number | 17,269 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,813 number | 17,005 number | 18,825 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,453 number | 19,227 number | 19,527 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,335 number | 19,335 number | 19,335 number | 1 |
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bahamas was 19,335 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 19,527 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,415 number in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Bahamas ranks 169th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.