Secondary education, pupils in Bahamas
Bahamas: Secondary education, pupils was 26,561 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Bahamas, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 26,561 for secondary education, pupils in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Bahamas peaked at 34,406 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21,422, in 1971.
Bahamas ranks 173rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,612 | 21,422 | 30,610 | 6 |
| 1980s | 28,469 | 27,147 | 30,224 | 8 |
| 1990s | 28,084 | 26,614 | 29,863 | 8 |
| 2000s | 32,894 | 30,857 | 34,399 | 7 |
| 2010s | 30,042 | 25,766 | 34,406 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,909 | 24,758 | 29,409 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 170 Maldives 33,002 compare
- 172 Macao 31,617 compare
- 174 Samoa 25,964 compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 25,875 compare
- 176 New Caledonia 25,560 compare
More education data for Bahamas
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,497 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.37 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 91.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Bahamas?
- Secondary education, pupils in Bahamas was 26,561 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 34,406 in 2010.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,422 in 1971.
- How does Bahamas rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Bahamas ranks 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.