Bahamas: education

Where can I find education statistics for the Bahamas?

No official figures on school enrolment, exam results or literacy for the Bahamas were found on the sites of the Bahamas National Statistical Institute and the Ministry of Education, checked on 15 October 2026. The ministry's site could not be reached, and the statistics institute has posted nothing since 2021.

The Prime Minister's 2026/27 budget debate speech says about $450 million is going to education, with $63 million in capital works and a new $250 million campus for the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute.

Official sources: Office of the Prime Minister: budget debate contribution 2026/27

What is primary school enrolment in the Bahamas?

In 2018, net primary school enrolment in the Bahamas was 74.2%, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 17th highest of 17 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 92.9%. Of 69 countries with 2018 data, 64th highest.

How many teenagers in the Bahamas are in school?

The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 79.5%. Since 2005 it has ranged from 72.6% (2021) to 92.6% (2017). Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 91.6%, and the Bahamas placed 17th highest of 22. World rank, highest first: 79th of 100.

What is the Bahamas' education spending?

In 2023, government spending on education in the Bahamas was 2.7% of GDP, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. The peak was 3.7% of GDP in 2020 and the low 2.2% of GDP in 2014. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 3.8% of GDP, and the Bahamas placed 24th highest of 26. World rank, highest first: 85th of 112.

What is the pupil-teacher ratio in the Bahamas?

The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2018, is 19. Since 2006 it has ranged from 13 (2009) to 21 (2015). It is 7th highest of 18 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 18. Worldwide: 48th of 85.

What share of children in the Bahamas finish primary school?

87.9%: that is the primary completion rate in the Bahamas for 2019, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Since 2005 it has ranged from 84.8% (2018) to 104.3% (2012). Latin America & Caribbean median: 93.7%; the Bahamas is 17th highest of 23. Of 136 countries with 2019 data, 102nd highest.