Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Bahamas

Bahamas: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 6,346 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
6,346 number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
168th
of 205 countries
All-time high
6,466 number
in 2012
All-time low
4,279 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Bahamas, 1970–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Bahamas stood at 6,346 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Bahamas peaked at 6,466 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4,279 number, in 1970.

Bahamas ranks 168th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Bahamas, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in Bahamas, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 4,279 number
1971 4,513 number +5.5%
1972 4,784 number +6.0%
1973 4,987 number +4.2%
1974 5,176 number +3.8%
1975 5,316 number +2.7%
1976 5,321 number +0.1%
1977 5,248 number -1.4%
1978 5,191 number -1.1%
1979 5,103 number -1.7%
1980 5,028 number -1.5%
1981 5,070 number +0.8%
1982 5,236 number +3.3%
1983 5,342 number +2.0%
1984 5,440 number +1.8%
1985 5,499 number +1.1%
1986 5,434 number -1.2%
1987 5,258 number -3.2%
1988 5,137 number -2.3%
1989 5,019 number -2.3%
1990 4,960 number -1.2%
1991 5,079 number +2.4%
1992 5,356 number +5.5%
1993 5,582 number +4.2%
1994 5,807 number +4.0%
1995 5,973 number +2.9%
1996 5,958 number -0.3%
1997 5,780 number -3.0%
1998 5,686 number -1.6%
1999 5,631 number -1.0%
2000 5,633 number +0.0%
2001 5,752 number +2.1%
2002 5,946 number +3.4%
2003 6,045 number +1.7%
2004 6,071 number +0.4%
2005 6,067 number -0.1%
2006 6,095 number +0.5%
2007 6,245 number +2.5%
2008 6,339 number +1.5%
2009 6,391 number +0.8%
2010 6,418 number +0.4%
2011 6,444 number +0.4%
2012 6,466 number +0.3%
2013 6,461 number -0.1%
2014 6,427 number -0.5%
2015 6,390 number -0.6%
2016 6,380 number -0.2%
2017 6,417 number +0.6%
2018 6,416 number -0.0%
2019 6,407 number -0.1%
2020 6,346 number -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,992 number 4,279 number 5,321 number 10
1980s 5,246 number 5,019 number 5,499 number 10
1990s 5,581 number 4,960 number 5,973 number 10
2000s 6,058 number 5,633 number 6,391 number 10
2010s 6,423 number 6,380 number 6,466 number 10
2020s 6,346 number 6,346 number 6,346 number 1

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 165 Montenegro 7,952 number compare
  2. 166 Vanuatu 7,565 number compare
  3. 167 Belize 7,544 number compare
  4. 169 Maldives 6,343 number compare
  5. 170 Luxembourg 6,253 number compare
  6. 171 Brunei Darussalam 6,093 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Bahamas?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Bahamas was 6,346 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 6,466 number in 2012.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 4,279 number in 1970.
How does Bahamas rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Bahamas ranks 168th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.