School enrollment, preprimary in Bahamas
Bahamas: School enrollment, preprimary was 39.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Bahamas, 1993–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 39.7% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2019.
That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Bahamas peaked at 40.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1993.
That places Bahamas 137th out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 7.0% | 11.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 15.8% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 28.6% | 40.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 134 Samoa 41.4% compare
- 135 Madagascar 40.1% compare
- 136 Turkey 39.7% compare
- 138 Angola 39.6% compare
- 139 Kyrgyzstan 38.5% compare
- 140 Puerto Rico 37.5% compare
More education data for Bahamas
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1,497 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 91.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 50.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 245,159 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Bahamas?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Bahamas was 39.7% in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1993.
- How does Bahamas rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Bahamas ranks 137th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.