Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 174 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Bahamas, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Bahamas stood at 174 number.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Bahamas peaked at 338 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 47 number, in 1993.
Bahamas ranks 162nd of 179 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, female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 47 number | — |
| 1997 | 76 number | +61.7% |
| 1999 | 152 number | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 203 number | +33.6% |
| 2002 | 338 number | +66.5% |
| 2011 | 58 number | -82.8% |
| 2012 | 146 number | +151.7% |
| 2013 | 249 number | +70.5% |
| 2014 | 217 number | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 213 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 161 number | -24.4% |
| 2017 | 209 number | +29.8% |
| 2018 | 174 number | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.67 number | 47 number | 152 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 270.5 number | 203 number | 338 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 178.38 number | 58 number | 249 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 159 Tonga 214 number compare
- 160 Guinea-Bissau 212 number compare
- 161 Djibouti 177 number compare
- 163 Seychelles 166 number compare
- 164 Andorra 163 number compare
- 165 Saint Kitts and Nevis 156 number compare
More education data for Bahamas
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Bahamas?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Bahamas was 174 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 338 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 number in 1993.
- How does Bahamas rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Bahamas ranks 162nd out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.