School age population, one year before than official … female than in Bahamas

Bahamas: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 2,391 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2,391 number
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
174th
of 202 countries
All-time high
3,166 number
in 2011
All-time low
2,333 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

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahamas stood at 2,391 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahamas peaked at 3,166 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,333 number, in 1975.

That places Bahamas 174th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 … female than in Bahamas, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Bahamas, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 2,611 number —
1971 2,648 number +1.4%
1972 2,564 number -3.2%
1973 2,450 number -4.4%
1974 2,354 number -3.9%
1975 2,333 number -0.9%
1976 2,445 number +4.8%
1977 2,480 number +1.4%
1978 2,543 number +2.5%
1979 2,613 number +2.8%
1980 2,658 number +1.7%
1981 2,644 number -0.5%
1982 2,582 number -2.3%
1983 2,507 number -2.9%
1984 2,452 number -2.2%
1985 2,462 number +0.4%
1986 2,586 number +5.0%
1987 2,710 number +4.8%
1988 2,859 number +5.5%
1989 2,994 number +4.7%
1990 3,058 number +2.1%
1991 2,987 number -2.3%
1992 2,920 number -2.2%
1993 2,820 number -3.4%
1994 2,728 number -3.3%
1995 2,695 number -1.2%
1996 2,782 number +3.2%
1997 2,876 number +3.4%
1998 2,981 number +3.7%
1999 3,066 number +2.9%
2000 3,086 number +0.7%
2001 2,990 number -3.1%
2002 2,963 number -0.9%
2003 2,943 number -0.7%
2004 2,944 number +0.0%
2005 2,982 number +1.3%
2006 3,072 number +3.0%
2007 3,072 number +0.0%
2008 3,073 number +0.0%
2009 3,082 number +0.3%
2010 3,110 number +0.9%
2011 3,166 number +1.8%
2012 3,152 number -0.4%
2013 3,129 number -0.7%
2014 3,088 number -1.3%
2015 3,017 number -2.3%
2016 2,903 number -3.8%
2017 2,757 number -5.0%
2018 2,598 number -5.8%
2019 2,462 number -5.2%
2020 2,391 number -2.9%

Bahamas compared with similar countries

  • Bahamas's 2,391 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 9% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Bahamas's 2,391 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,242 number, 10% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,504 number 2,333 number 2,648 number 10
1980s 2,645 number 2,452 number 2,994 number 10
1990s 2,891 number 2,695 number 3,066 number 10
2000s 3,021 number 2,943 number 3,086 number 10
2010s 2,938 number 2,462 number 3,166 number 10
2020s 2,391 number 2,391 number 2,391 number 1

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 171 Luxembourg 3,196 number compare
  2. 172 Sao Tome and Principe 3,057 number compare
  3. 173 Samoa 2,435 number compare
  4. 175 Iceland 2,207 number compare
  5. 176 Malta 2,098 number compare
  6. 177 Barbados 1,461 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 2,391 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 3,166 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 2,333 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 23.1%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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, female (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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Female 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/