School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bahamas
Bahamas: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 9 years in 2018. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bahamas, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bahamas stood at 9 years. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bahamas peaked at 12.58 years in 1976 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 2018.
That places Bahamas 173rd out of 197 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.56 years | — |
| 1972 | 11.44 years | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 11.2 years | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 11.87 years | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 12.51 years | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 12.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 11.81 years | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 11.55 years | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 11.39 years | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 11.4 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 11.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 11.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 11.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 11.04 years | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 10.94 years | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 11.46 years | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 11.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 11.07 years | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 10.97 years | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 10.86 years | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 10.49 years | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 11.1 years | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 11.1 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 11.36 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 11.16 years | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 11.52 years | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 11.39 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 10.94 years | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 10.71 years | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.77 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.5 years | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 9.55 years | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 9.86 years | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 9.14 years | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 9.27 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 9 years | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.86 years | 11.2 years | 12.58 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 11.52 years | 11.39 years | 11.81 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 11.04 years | 10.49 years | 11.5 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.22 years | 10.94 years | 11.52 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.85 years | 9 years | 10.77 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 170 Mauritania 9.06 years compare
- 171 Guinea-Bissau 9.05 years compare
- 172 Lebanon 9.04 years compare
- 174 Tanzania 8.86 years compare
- 175 Burkina Faso 8.85 years compare
- 176 Honduras 8.81 years compare
More education data for Bahamas
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,062 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 14.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0326 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,755 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 15.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0343 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,561 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -9.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,497 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -30.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bahamas?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Bahamas was 9 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 12.58 years in 1976.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 2018.
- How does Bahamas rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Bahamas ranks 173rd out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.