Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Bahamas
Bahamas: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education was 2.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Bahamas, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Bahamas is 2.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Bahamas peaked at 3.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.
Bahamas ranks 162nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +41.4% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +4.5% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 2.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.4%, 62% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 2.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.1%, 68% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0775 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Bahamas?
- Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Bahamas was 2.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Bahamas ranks 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education overall vs. primary education rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.