Trained teachers in primary education, female in Bahamas
Bahamas: Trained teachers in primary education, female was 90.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Bahamas, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in primary education, female in Bahamas stood at 90.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, female in Bahamas peaked at 97.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 1999.
That places Bahamas 75th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, female in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.0% | — |
| 2002 | 95.2% | +61.3% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 90.6% | -2.5% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 90.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 90.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.3%, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trained teachers in primary education, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +61.3% | 59.0% | 95.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.4% | 85.8% | 95.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 83.8% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 90.6% | 93.0% | 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 primary education, female in Bahamas?
- Trained teachers in primary education, female in Bahamas was 90.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, female recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 1999.
- How does Bahamas rank for trained teachers in primary education, female?
- Bahamas ranks 75th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 primary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.