School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Bahamas

Bahamas: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 9,980 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
9,980 number
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
174th
of 199 countries
All-time high
12,587 number
in 1999
All-time low
9,980 number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Bahamas, 1998–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k1998200820191998: 12.3k number1999: 12.6k number2000: 12.1k number2001: 12.0k number2002: 11.8k number2003: 11.7k number2004: 11.7k number2005: 12.0k number2006: 12.3k number2007: 12.2k number2008: 12.2k number2009: 12.2k number2010: 12.5k number2011: 12.6k number2012: 12.5k number2013: 12.4k number2014: 12.3k number2015: 11.9k number2016: 11.5k number2017: 11.0k number2018: 10.4k number2019: 10.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Bahamas is 9,980 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Bahamas peaked at 12,587 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9,980 number, in 2019.

Bahamas ranks 174th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Bahamas, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Bahamas, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 12,301 number
1999 12,587 number +2.3%
2000 12,129 number -3.6%
2001 11,977 number -1.3%
2002 11,813 number -1.4%
2003 11,698 number -1.0%
2004 11,688 number -0.1%
2005 12,042 number +3.0%
2006 12,265 number +1.9%
2007 12,236 number -0.2%
2008 12,212 number -0.2%
2009 12,233 number +0.2%
2010 12,513 number +2.3%
2011 12,583 number +0.6%
2012 12,536 number -0.4%
2013 12,449 number -0.7%
2014 12,287 number -1.3%
2015 11,871 number -3.4%
2016 11,514 number -3.0%
2017 10,967 number -4.8%
2018 10,411 number -5.1%
2019 9,980 number -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12,444 number 12,301 number 12,587 number 2
2000s 12,029 number 11,688 number 12,265 number 10
2010s 11,711 number 9,980 number 12,583 number 10

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 171 Vanuatu 15,548 number compare
  2. 172 Barbados 15,100 number compare
  3. 173 Samoa 10,378 number compare
  4. 175 Grenada 9,055 number compare
  5. 176 Saint Lucia 8,859 number compare
  6. 177 Kiribati 8,697 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Bahamas?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Bahamas was 9,980 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 12,587 number in 1999.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 9,980 number in 2019.
How does Bahamas rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Bahamas ranks 174th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/