Bahamas's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 106.3 % in 1986 to 92.9 % in 2024.
Bahamas · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 11 with data
Enrolment
Bahamas's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) fell from 82.2 % in 1986 to 79.5 % in 2024.
Bahamas's tertiary enrolment fell from 28.8 % in 1977 to 14.8 % in 1995.
Bahamas's children out of school, primary rose from 0 in 1972 to 4,585 in 2024.
Attainment
Bahamas's primary completion rate fell from 99.4 % in 1994 to 87.9 % in 2019.
Bahamas's tertiary attainment rose from 0.3 % in 2000 to 16.9 % in 2022.
At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)
% of population ages 25–64
13th of 95 · 1st in Latin America
Bahamas's at least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) rose from 70.9 % in 2000 to 90.9 % in 2023.
Bahamas's expected years of schooling rose from 11.4 yrs in 1994 to 11.9 yrs in 2023.
Spending
Bahamas's education spending rose from 2.2 % in 2000 to 2.7 % in 2023.
Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)
% of government expenditure
43rd of 60 · 14th in Latin America
Bahamas's government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure) fell from 19.8 % in 2000 to 10.6 % in 2025.
Capacity
Bahamas's pupil-teacher ratio, primary fell from 45.5 in 1971 to 19.4 in 2018.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Bahamas.