Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 1,364 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Bahamas, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 1,364 for teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 25.2% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Bahamas peaked at 2,256 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 487, in 1971.
Bahamas ranks 171st of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 487 | — |
| 1983 | 1,072 | +120.1% |
| 1985 | 1,057 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1,446 | +36.8% |
| 1995 | 1,344 | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 1,525 | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 1,890 | +23.9% |
| 2004 | 2,063 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 1,889 | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 1,962 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 2,033 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 2,256 | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 2,210 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,863 | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 1,526 | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 1,668 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 1,566 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 1,456 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1,454 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,456 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,411 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1,386 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,586 | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 1,823 | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 1,364 | -25.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 1,364 is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,363, 8% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 1,364 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524, 9% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +120.1% | 487 | 1,072 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 487 | 487 | 487 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1,064 | 1,057 | 1,072 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,438 | 1,344 | 1,525 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2,016 | 1,889 | 2,256 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,600 | 1,386 | 2,210 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,591 | 1,364 | 1,823 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More education data for Bahamas
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,192 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,074 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,150 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,231 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 26,561 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Bahamas?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Bahamas was 1,364 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 2,256 in 2009.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 487 in 1971.
- How does Bahamas rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Bahamas ranks 171st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release