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Education · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Bahamas: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 39.7% (2019), 127th of 176 in the world and 29th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary enrolment is 92.9% (2024), 156th of 191 in the world and 31st of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary completion is 87.9% (2019).
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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9 indicators
Education: Bahamas in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 39.7%2019 | 127/176 | 29/33 | 15.8% | 36.0%2011 | 39.7%2019 | +7.7 ppsince 2002 | 75.6% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 92.9%2024 | 156/191 | 31/39 | 91.1%1999 | 102.5% | 80.5%2021 | −1.5 ppsince 2014 | 104.6% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 87.9%2019 | — | — | 80.7%1999 | 91.7% | 87.9%2019 | −8.6 ppsince 2009 | 96.5% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 79.5%2024 | 130/176 | 29/37 | 83.7%1999 | 91.1% | 72.6%2021 | −12.1 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 95.3%2010 | — | — | 87.8%1999 | 95.3% | · | +7.5 ppsince 1999 | 81.5% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 15.9%2024 | 31/178 | 7/35 | 14.2%1999 | 7.1% | · | +12.7 ppsince 2012 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 19.42018 | 83/173 | 11/30 | 14.01999 | 14.1 | 19.42018 | +23%since 2008 | 21.3 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 2.7%2023 | 154/184 | 35/38 | 2.2% | 2.5% | 3.7% | +0.3 ppsince 2013 | 3.8% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 10.6%2025 | 131/179 | 31/37 | 19.8% | 12.5% | 12.7% | −0.9 ppsince 2015 | 16.6% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+7.7 pp39.7% in 2019
- Lower secondary completion+7.5 pp95.3% in 2010
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−8.6 pp87.9% in 2019
- Secondary enrolment−12.1 pp79.5% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+12.7 pp15.9% in 2024
- Pupils per teacher+23%19.4 in 2018
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Bahamas and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Bahamas. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Bahamas | United States | United Kingdom | Turks and Caicos Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 39.7%2019 | 72.4%2020 | 105.8%2020 | 96.2%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 92.9%2024 | 97.0%2022 | 102.2%2023 | 125.1%2024 |
| Primary completion | 87.9%2019 | 95.7%2022 | 101.1%2023 | 132.4%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 79.5%2024 | 97.5%2022 | 112.1%2023 | 119.7%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 95.3%2010 | 101.4%2022 | 98.0%2023 | 116.6%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 15.9%2024 | 4.0%2022 | 0.1%2023 | 0.1%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 19.42018 | 14.22017 | 15.12017 | 17.72018 |
| Education spending | 2.7%2023 | 5.4%2021 | 5.9%2021 | 2.9%2024 |
| Education, % of budget | 10.6%2025 | 11.3%2021 | 11.8%2021 | 9.8%2025 |