Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 10.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bahamas, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bahamas is 10.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bahamas peaked at 19.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2022.
That places Bahamas 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.5% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.4% | 12.7% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Bahamas
- Exports of goods and services 6.2% (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 16.47 billion current LCU (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 14.30 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Services, value added 12.22 billion current US$ (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 104.0% (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 5.98 billion current US$ (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 5.98 billion current LCU (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 4.81 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation 20.7% (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation 3.59 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bahamas?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bahamas was 10.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2022.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Bahamas ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.