Trained teachers in primary education, male in Bahamas
Bahamas: Trained teachers in primary education, male was 75.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Bahamas, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education, male in Bahamas is 75.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, male in Bahamas peaked at 94.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 1999.
Bahamas ranks 98th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.4% | — |
| 2002 | 94.2% | +64.1% |
| 2004 | 85.1% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 89.7% | +25.8% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | -23.2% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +37.1% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | -24.4% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | +37.0% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 72.6% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +18.5% |
| 2024 | 75.2% | -16.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 75.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 76% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 75.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.0%, 88% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.4% | 57.4% | 57.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 71.3% | 94.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 58.3% | 85.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 75.2% | 89.8% | 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 primary education, male in Bahamas?
- Trained teachers in primary education, male in Bahamas was 75.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 1999.
- How does Bahamas rank for trained teachers in primary education, male?
- Bahamas ranks 98th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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, male (% of male 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.