School enrollment, primary, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: School enrollment, primary, female was 91.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, female in Bahamas, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 91.6% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 17.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Bahamas peaked at 110.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2023.
That places Bahamas 169th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 93.7% | — |
| 1977 | 94.5% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 96.3% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 100.9% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 101.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 104.6% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 105.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 106.5% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 107.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 99.9% | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 102.9% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 96.5% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 94.2% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 89.8% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 95.5% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 100.1% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 104.7% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 106.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 104.1% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 102.4% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 110.3% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 103.5% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 80.2% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 91.6% | +17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.2% | 93.7% | 96.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 101.8% | 96.2% | 105.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 99.6% | 89.8% | 107.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 89.2% | 106.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 88.7% | 110.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 77.9% | 91.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 166 Tajikistan 92.6% compare
- 167 Philippines 92.1% compare
- 168 Sri Lanka 92.1% compare
- 170 American Samoa 91.2% compare
- 171 Palestine 91.0% compare
- 172 Malaysia 90.4% compare
More education data for Bahamas
- 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)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Bahamas?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Bahamas was 91.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 110.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2023.
- How does Bahamas rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Bahamas ranks 169th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.