School enrollment, primary, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: School enrollment, primary, female was 75.1% in 2018. βΌ Falling
School enrollment, primary, female in Bahamas, 1992β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary, female in Bahamas stood at 75.1%.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Bahamas peaked at 90.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 74.6%, in 2013.
Bahamas ranks 148th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.5% | 88.8% | 89.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 86.7% | 82.8% | 90.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 74.6% | 85.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 145 Madagascar 77.8% compare
- 146 Burkina Faso 77.7% compare
- 147 Puerto Rico 76.8% compare
- 149 Nepal 74.8% compare
- 150 Guinea-Bissau 69.5% compare
- 151 Guinea 68.8% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 92.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Bahamas?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Bahamas was 75.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.6% in 2013.
- How does Bahamas rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Bahamas ranks 148th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.