Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bahamas
Bahamas: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 84.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bahamas, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bahamas is 84.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 18.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bahamas peaked at 100.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 2021.
That places Bahamas 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 100.0% | — |
| 1972 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 94.7% | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 93.8% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 93.3% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 92.6% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 94.7% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 99.1% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 96.6% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 99.8% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 85.8% | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 87.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 90.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 93.9% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 92.8% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 86.2% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 71.1% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | +18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.4% | 92.6% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 96.8% | 94.7% | 99.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 96.3% | 85.8% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 87.5% | 95.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 83.2% | 98.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 69.8% | 84.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More education data for Bahamas
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bahamas?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bahamas was 84.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 2021.
- How does Bahamas rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Bahamas ranks 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release