Teachers in secondary education, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: Teachers in secondary education, female was 1,440 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Bahamas, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, female in Bahamas stood at 1,440.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.5% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Bahamas peaked at 2,168 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 395, in 1973.
That places Bahamas 159th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 395 | — |
| 1985 | 645 | +63.3% |
| 1994 | 1,232 | +91.0% |
| 1995 | 930 | -24.5% |
| 1997 | 868 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 1,422 | +63.8% |
| 2004 | 1,475 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1,716 | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 1,499 | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 1,940 | +29.4% |
| 2008 | 1,912 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,951 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2,168 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 2,142 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,604 | -25.1% |
| 2013 | 1,724 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 1,759 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,611 | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 1,703 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1,611 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 1,589 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,702 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 1,654 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 2,015 | +21.8% |
| 2024 | 1,440 | -28.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 395 | 395 | 395 | 1 |
| 1980s | 645 | 645 | 645 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,010 | 868 | 1,232 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1,702 | 1,422 | 1,951 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1,761 | 1,589 | 2,168 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,703 | 1,440 | 2,015 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More education data for Bahamas
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.56 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,364 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 133 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in Bahamas?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Bahamas was 1,440 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 2,168 in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 395 in 1973.
- How does Bahamas rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Bahamas ranks 159th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release