School age population, upper secondary education, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 8,440 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8,440
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
177th
of 220 countries
All-time high
9,839
in 2009
All-time low
5,153
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2025
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Bahamas, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Bahamas stood at 8,440.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Bahamas peaked at 9,839 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5,153, in 1970.
Bahamas ranks 177th 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, upper secondary education, female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,153 | — |
| 1971 | 5,363 | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 5,586 | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 5,820 | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 6,089 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 6,402 | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 6,756 | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 7,110 | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 7,460 | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 7,787 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 8,078 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 8,297 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 8,439 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 8,528 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 8,568 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 8,556 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 8,515 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 8,436 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 8,326 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 8,180 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 8,033 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 7,896 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 7,782 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 7,693 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 7,612 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 7,562 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 7,546 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 7,574 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 7,636 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 7,700 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7,780 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 7,912 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 8,075 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 8,289 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 8,526 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 8,762 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 8,963 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 9,410 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 9,718 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 9,839 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 9,639 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 9,455 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 9,331 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 9,168 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 8,947 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 8,245 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 8,329 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 8,457 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 8,532 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 8,623 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 8,440 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,353 | 5,153 | 7,787 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,392 | 8,078 | 8,568 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,703 | 7,546 | 8,033 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,727 | 7,780 | 9,839 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,308 | 8,947 | 9,639 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8,438 | 8,245 | 8,623 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 174 French Guiana 9,135 compare
- 175 Malta 8,606 compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 8,451 compare
- 178 Macau, China 7,900 compare
- 179 Belize 7,406 compare
- 180 Guadeloupe 7,023 compare
More education data for Bahamas
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Bahamas?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Bahamas was 8,440 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 9,839 in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,153 in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Bahamas ranks 177th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release