School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Bahamas
Bahamas: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.17 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Bahamas, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Bahamas is 10.17 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Bahamas peaked at 12.24 years in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9.06 years, in 2021.
That places Bahamas 165th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 10.58 years | — |
| 1983 | 10.71 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 10.88 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 11.07 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 12.15 years | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 12.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 11.64 years | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 10.62 years | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 10.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 10.78 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 10.99 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 11.29 years | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 11.21 years | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 11.65 years | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 11.75 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.41 years | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 11.37 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 11.76 years | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 11.49 years | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 10.55 years | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 11 years | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 10.26 years | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 10.34 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 11.53 years | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 9.94 years | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 10.09 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 9.06 years | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 9.39 years | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 10.17 years | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.81 years | 10.58 years | 11.07 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 11.46 years | 10.62 years | 12.24 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.3 years | 10.78 years | 11.75 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.83 years | 9.94 years | 11.76 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.54 years | 9.06 years | 10.17 years | 3 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Bahamas?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Bahamas was 10.17 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 12.24 years in 1993.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.06 years in 2021.
- How does Bahamas rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Bahamas ranks 165th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release