School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bahamas
Bahamas: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9689 GPI in 2006. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bahamas, 1976–2006
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bahamas is 0.9689 GPI, measured in 2006.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bahamas peaked at 1.06 GPI in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.9674 GPI, in 1999.
Bahamas ranks 145th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.02 GPI | — |
| 1977 | 1.04 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.05 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.06 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.06 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.05 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPI | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.04 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPI | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9977 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9674 GPI | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9939 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9767 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9697 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9689 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9674 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9773 GPI | 0.9689 GPI | 0.9939 GPI | 4 |
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More education data for Bahamas
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bahamas?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bahamas was 0.9689 GPI in 2006, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 1979.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9674 GPI in 1999.
- How does Bahamas rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Bahamas ranks 145th out of 198 countries with data for 2006.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.