Teachers in primary education, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: Teachers in primary education, female was 1,364 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,364
Change on year
down 25.2%
World rank
171st
of 212 countries
All-time high
2,256
in 2009
All-time low
487
in 1971
Years of data
25
1971–2024
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 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% |
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
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
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