Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Bahamas
Bahamas: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 1.37 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Bahamas, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for womens educational attainment vs fertility in Bahamas is 1.37, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Bahamas peaked at 5.16 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.37, in 2023.
Bahamas ranks 198th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.77 | 4.52 | 5.03 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.87 | 4.38 | 5.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.53 | 2.94 | 4.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.62 | 2.52 | 2.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.43 | 2.13 | 2.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 | 1.97 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 | 1.4 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More education data for Bahamas
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,497 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.37 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 91.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility in Bahamas?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Bahamas was 1.37 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 in 1961.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 in 2023.
- How does Bahamas rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Bahamas ranks 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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