Education in Bahamas

483 indicators covering education for Bahamas.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 0-14 17.5% 2025 down 17.5% 146th
Population ages 15-64 70.4% 2025 up 2.7% 22nd
Primary school starting age 5 years 2025 unchanged 186th
Duration of pre primary education 2 2025 unchanged 146th
Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 2025 unchanged 58th
Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th
School enrollment, primary 92.9% 2024 down 1.6% 166th
Primary education, teachers 1,497 2024 down 14.1% 175th
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.37 2024 down 18.6% 198th
School enrollment, primary, female 91.6% 2024 down 3.1% 169th
School enrollment, primary, male 94.1% 2024 down 0.2% 158th
Womens educational attainment vs fertility 1.37 2023 down 21.0% 198th
Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 1.37 2023 down 21.0% 198th
Labor force, female 50.7% 2025 up 2.0% 8th
Labor force, total 245,159 2025 up 9.3% 171st
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates 92.86 2024 down 1.6% 177th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9689 GPI 2006 down 6.8% 145th
School enrollment, secondary 79.5% 2024 down 13.2% 138th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 6.9 per 1,000 2024 down 42.5% 64th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 3 per 1,000 2024 down 48.3% 111th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.3 per 1,000 2024 down 18.8% 108th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1 per 1,000 2024 down 33.3% 115th
Secondary education, teachers 2,192 2024 down 13.5% 167th
School enrollment, secondary, female 80.9% 2024 down 13.3% 141st
School enrollment, secondary, male 78.1% 2024 down 13.2% 137th
School enrollment, tertiary 14.8% 1995 up 3.8% 145th
School enrollment, primary, private 27.5% 2024 up 13.3% 43rd
School age population, pre-primary education, female 4,803 number 2019 down 21.4% 176th
School age population, tertiary education, male 16,518 number 2015 up 22.3% 171st
School age population, tertiary education, female 16,394 number 2015 up 21.1% 170th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 32,912 number 2015 up 21.7% 171st
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 9,980 number 2019 down 18.4% 176th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 9,625 number 2020 down 0.4% 169th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 9,710 number 2020 up 1.5% 169th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 19,196 number 2020 down 0.4% 168th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 19,335 number 2020 up 0.6% 169th
School age population, secondary education, female 19,331 number 2020 up 0.8% 170th
School age population, primary education, male 17,140 number 2020 down 10.1% 173rd
School age population, primary education, both sexes 33,686 number 2020 down 11.8% 173rd
School age population, lower secondary education, female 9,621 number 2020 up 0.0% 168th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 38,531 number 2020 up 0.1% 170th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 9,575 number 2020 down 0.9% 169th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 3,073 number 2020 down 4.3% 169th
School age population, primary education, female 16,546 number 2020 down 13.5% 173rd
School age population, secondary education, male 19,200 number 2020 down 0.6% 170th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 5,177 number 2019 down 15.4% 176th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 6,166 number 2020 down 3.9% 171st
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 14 years 2020 unchanged 174th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sex 5,118 number 2020 down 18.4% 174th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 2,644 number 2020 down 15.5% 174th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 2,474 number 2020 down 21.3% 174th
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l 27.46 2024 up 13.3% 46th
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty 11.89 2023 up 1.7% 138th
School enrollment, preprimary 39.7% 2019 up 10.5% 137th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2013 up 1.1% 60th
Secondary education, teachers, female 1,440 2024 down 18.1% 157th
Average schooling vs expected schooling 12.81 2023 up 5.8% 22nd
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita 12.81 2023 up 5.8% 22nd
Years of schooling 12.81 2023 up 5.8% 22nd
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education le 46.72 2024 down 25.3% 66th