School enrollment, primary, male in Bahamas
Bahamas: School enrollment, primary, male was 94.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, male in Bahamas, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, male in Bahamas stood at 94.1%.
That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Bahamas peaked at 110.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 78.9%, in 2023.
That places Bahamas 158th 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, male in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 91.6% | — |
| 1977 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 92.4% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 99.3% | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 102.1% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 106.2% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 106.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 106.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 106.3% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 100.7% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 96.5% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 94.4% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 92.3% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 102.0% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 101.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 106.9% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 108.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 103.1% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 102.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 110.0% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 103.8% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 94.1% | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.1% | 91.6% | 92.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 101.5% | 93.3% | 106.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 99.6% | 92.3% | 106.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 101.0% | 89.0% | 108.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 88.4% | 110.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 78.9% | 94.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 155 Cayman Islands 94.7% compare
- 156 Brunei Darussalam 94.6% compare
- 157 Suriname 94.1% compare
- 159 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 94.0% compare
- 160 Oman 94.0% compare
- 161 Lao People's Democratic Republic 93.6% compare
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 enrollment, primary, male in Bahamas?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Bahamas was 94.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 110.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.9% in 2023.
- How does Bahamas rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Bahamas ranks 158th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.