School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bahamas
Bahamas: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 7.93 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bahamas, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bahamas is 7.93 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bahamas peaked at 9.31 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.93 years, in 2021.
Bahamas ranks 161st of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.32 years | — |
| 2002 | 7.96 years | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 8.34 years | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 8.86 years | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 8.75 years | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.14 years | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 9.31 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 8.94 years | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 8.91 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 9.3 years | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 8.97 years | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 8.28 years | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 8.56 years | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 8.2 years | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 8 years | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 8.61 years | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 7.67 years | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 7.9 years | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 6.93 years | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 7.3 years | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 7.93 years | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.32 years | 8.32 years | 8.32 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.76 years | 7.96 years | 9.31 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.44 years | 7.67 years | 9.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.39 years | 6.93 years | 7.93 years | 3 |
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More education data for Bahamas
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,155 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,381 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 17.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3,960 (1995)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bahamas?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bahamas was 7.93 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 9.31 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.93 years in 2021.
- How does Bahamas rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Bahamas ranks 161st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release