Secondary education, teachers in Bahamas
Bahamas: Secondary education, teachers was 65.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Bahamas, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 65.7% for secondary education, teachers in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Bahamas peaked at 76.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1985.
That places Bahamas 60th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 55.5% | — |
| 1985 | 48.0% | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 69.4% | +44.6% |
| 1995 | 67.4% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 64.2% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 67.8% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | -19.3% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 70.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 70.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 73.7% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | -14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.5% | 55.5% | 55.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 67.0% | 64.2% | 69.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 58.6% | 72.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 69.4% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 65.7% | 76.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Bahamas
- 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)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Bahamas?
- Secondary education, teachers in Bahamas was 65.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1985.
- How does Bahamas rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Bahamas ranks 60th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.