Qualified primary teachers in Bahamas

In Bahamas, 89.2% of primary school teachers had the minimum required qualifications in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2014.

Measure: Teachers with the minimum required qualifications, primary education Unit: % of primary teachers Data: 1999 to 2024 Source: UNESCO UIS
Bahamas, 2024 89.2% % of primary teachers
Change from 2023 −3.2percentage points 2023: 92.5%
Position in 2024 50th of 79 See the full ranking

Qualified primary teachers in Bahamas over time

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% of primary teachers. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Teachers with the minimum required qualifications, primary education (% of primary teachers), 2002 to 2024
Period Bahamas
2024 89.2%
2023 92.5%
2021 90.7%
2019 92.8%
2018 89.8%
2017 89.6%
2016 90.1%
2015 89.6%
2014 81.5%
2013 87.4%
2012 94.4%
2011 94.3%
2010 91.5%
2009 84.4%
2008 91.1%
2007 94.5%
2006 88.8%
2004 91.5%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2002 95.1%

Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.2 percentage points from 92.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2012, when it was 94.4%, the figure has changed by −5.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 79 countries with data for 2024, Bahamas has the 50th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
TRTP.1 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1999 to 2024 for Bahamas
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org