School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 10.2 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Bahamas, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 10.2 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Bahamas peaked at 12.28 years in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9.18 years, in 2021.
Bahamas ranks 159th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 11.16 years | — |
| 1983 | 11.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 11.37 years | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 11.55 years | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 12.14 years | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 12.28 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 11.53 years | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 11.81 years | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 10.46 years | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 11.14 years | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 10.91 years | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 11.23 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 11.18 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 11.7 years | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 11.74 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 11.59 years | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 11.65 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 11.94 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 11.84 years | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.87 years | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 11.23 years | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 10.36 years | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 10.65 years | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 12.17 years | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 10.35 years | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 10.35 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.18 years | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 10.28 years | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 10.2 years | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.31 years | 11.16 years | 11.55 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 11.64 years | 10.46 years | 12.28 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.36 years | 10.91 years | 11.74 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.14 years | 10.35 years | 12.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.88 years | 9.18 years | 10.28 years | 3 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Bahamas?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Bahamas was 10.2 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 12.28 years in 1993.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.18 years in 2021.
- How does Bahamas rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Bahamas ranks 159th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release