Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: Trained teachers in preprimary education, female was 93.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Bahamas, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 93.3% for trained teachers in preprimary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Bahamas peaked at 93.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1999.
Bahamas ranks 47th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.3% | — |
| 2000 | 56.2% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +47.1% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 83.1% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 93.3% | -0.5% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 93.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 93.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.7%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.3% | 53.3% | 53.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 56.2% | 59.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 63.2% | 93.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 87.7% | 93.8% | 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 trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Bahamas?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Bahamas was 93.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1999.
- How does Bahamas rank for trained teachers in preprimary education, female?
- Bahamas ranks 47th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.