School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahamas

Bahamas: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 4,973 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
4,973 number
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
174th
of 202 countries
All-time high
6,310 number
in 2011
All-time low
4,716 number
in 1975
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahamas, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahamas is 4,973 number, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahamas peaked at 6,310 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4,716 number, in 1975.

Bahamas ranks 174th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahamas, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Bahamas, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 5,313 number
1971 5,376 number +1.2%
1972 5,203 number -3.2%
1973 4,965 number -4.6%
1974 4,763 number -4.1%
1975 4,716 number -1.0%
1976 4,947 number +4.9%
1977 5,025 number +1.6%
1978 5,164 number +2.8%
1979 5,320 number +3.0%
1980 5,423 number +1.9%
1981 5,399 number -0.4%
1982 5,276 number -2.3%
1983 5,119 number -3.0%
1984 5,000 number -2.3%
1985 5,014 number +0.3%
1986 5,264 number +5.0%
1987 5,511 number +4.7%
1988 5,811 number +5.4%
1989 6,083 number +4.7%
1990 6,211 number +2.1%
1991 6,068 number -2.3%
1992 5,938 number -2.1%
1993 5,743 number -3.3%
1994 5,560 number -3.2%
1995 5,495 number -1.2%
1996 5,667 number +3.1%
1997 5,848 number +3.2%
1998 6,053 number +3.5%
1999 6,217 number +2.7%
2000 6,254 number +0.6%
2001 6,058 number -3.1%
2002 5,989 number -1.1%
2003 5,937 number -0.9%
2004 5,928 number -0.2%
2005 5,995 number +1.1%
2006 6,175 number +3.0%
2007 6,168 number -0.1%
2008 6,159 number -0.1%
2009 6,166 number +0.1%
2010 6,209 number +0.7%
2011 6,310 number +1.6%
2012 6,290 number -0.3%
2013 6,256 number -0.5%
2014 6,192 number -1.0%
2015 6,073 number -1.9%
2016 5,871 number -3.3%
2017 5,614 number -4.4%
2018 5,336 number -5.0%
2019 5,096 number -4.5%
2020 4,973 number -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,079 number 4,716 number 5,376 number 10
1980s 5,390 number 5,000 number 6,083 number 10
1990s 5,880 number 5,495 number 6,217 number 10
2000s 6,083 number 5,928 number 6,254 number 10
2010s 5,925 number 5,096 number 6,310 number 10
2020s 4,973 number 4,973 number 4,973 number 1

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 171 Luxembourg 6,583 number compare
  2. 172 Sao Tome and Principe 6,183 number compare
  3. 173 Samoa 5,066 number compare
  4. 175 Iceland 4,460 number compare
  5. 176 Malta 4,349 number compare
  6. 177 Barbados 2,977 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahamas?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahamas was 4,973 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 6,310 number in 2011.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 4,716 number in 1975.
How does Bahamas rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Bahamas ranks 174th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/