School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bahamas
Bahamas: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bahamas, 1982–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bahamas is 1.03 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bahamas peaked at 1.11 GPI in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.9757 GPI, in 1999.
That places Bahamas 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1.09 GPI | — |
| 1983 | 1.08 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.08 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.07 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPI | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.11 GPI | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9757 GPI | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.98 GPI | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9792 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9803 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9909 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9859 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPI | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.08 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9757 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9907 GPI | 0.9792 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.99 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 36 British Virgin Islands 1.03 GPI compare
- 37 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.03 GPI compare
- 38 Sweden 1.03 GPI compare
- 40 Philippines 1.03 GPI compare
- 41 Comoros 1.03 GPI compare
- 42 Sri Lanka 1.03 GPI compare
More education data for Bahamas
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,406 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -15.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bahamas?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Bahamas was 1.03 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 1997.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9757 GPI in 1999.
- How does Bahamas rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Bahamas ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.