Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahamas
Bahamas: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 174 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahamas, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 174 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is down 18.3% on the previous year and up 138.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahamas peaked at 338 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 47 number, in 1993.
Bahamas ranks 168th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 47 number | — |
| 1997 | 76 number | +61.7% |
| 1999 | 156 number | +105.3% |
| 2000 | 205 number | +31.4% |
| 2002 | 338 number | +64.9% |
| 2011 | 73 number | -78.4% |
| 2012 | 147 number | +101.4% |
| 2013 | 266 number | +81.0% |
| 2014 | 217 number | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 213 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 161 number | -24.4% |
| 2017 | 213 number | +32.3% |
| 2018 | 174 number | -18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93 number | 47 number | 156 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 271.5 number | 205 number | 338 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 183 number | 73 number | 266 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More education data for Bahamas
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26,817 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 15.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 15.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0668 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,062 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahamas?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahamas was 174 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 338 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 number in 1993.
- How does Bahamas rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Bahamas ranks 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.