Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Bahamas

Bahamas: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 73,676 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
73,676 number
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
152nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
77,246 number
in 2011
All-time low
68,507 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Bahamas, 1998–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200820191998: 68.5k number1999: 69.3k number2000: 70.1k number2001: 70.7k number2002: 71.2k number2003: 71.8k number2004: 72.5k number2005: 73.2k number2006: 73.9k number2007: 74.5k number2008: 75.3k number2009: 76.0k number2010: 76.7k number2011: 77.2k number2012: 77.2k number2013: 77.2k number2014: 77.0k number2015: 76.8k number2016: 76.3k number2017: 75.9k number2018: 75.0k number2019: 73.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Bahamas stood at 73,676 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Bahamas peaked at 77,246 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 68,507 number, in 1998.

That places Bahamas 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Bahamas, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) in Bahamas, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 68,507 number
1999 69,276 number +1.1%
2000 70,066 number +1.1%
2001 70,687 number +0.9%
2002 71,161 number +0.7%
2003 71,823 number +0.9%
2004 72,517 number +1.0%
2005 73,179 number +0.9%
2006 73,867 number +0.9%
2007 74,477 number +0.8%
2008 75,251 number +1.0%
2009 76,038 number +1.0%
2010 76,712 number +0.9%
2011 77,246 number +0.7%
2012 77,239 number -0.0%
2013 77,168 number -0.1%
2014 77,022 number -0.2%
2015 76,755 number -0.3%
2016 76,299 number -0.6%
2017 75,869 number -0.6%
2018 74,960 number -1.2%
2019 73,676 number -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68,892 number 68,507 number 69,276 number 2
2000s 72,907 number 70,066 number 76,038 number 10
2010s 76,295 number 73,676 number 77,246 number 10

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 149 Cyprus 94,574 number compare
  2. 150 Guyana 85,191 number compare
  3. 151 Luxembourg 76,896 number compare
  4. 153 Montenegro 70,299 number compare
  5. 154 Suriname 62,162 number compare
  6. 155 Belize 60,941 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Bahamas?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Bahamas was 73,676 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 77,246 number in 2011.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 68,507 number in 1998.
How does Bahamas rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Bahamas ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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