Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bahamas
Bahamas: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9746 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bahamas, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bahamas is 0.9746 index, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bahamas peaked at 1.06 index in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9708 index, in 1999.
That places Bahamas 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.02 index | — |
| 1977 | 1.03 index | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.04 index | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.04 index | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.03 index | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.02 index | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9906 index | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9857 index | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.993 index | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9958 index | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.01 index | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9926 index | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.03 index | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1 index | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9982 index | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9708 index | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1 index | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9886 index | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.985 index | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9855 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9819 index | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9826 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1 index | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9981 index | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9972 index | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9938 index | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.06 index | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1 index | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.02 index | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9921 index | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9887 index | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9746 index | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.04 index | 4 |
| 1980s | 1 index | 0.9857 index | 1.03 index | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.9991 index | 0.9708 index | 1.03 index | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9911 index | 0.9819 index | 1.01 index | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.9938 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9852 index | 0.9746 index | 0.9921 index | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bahamas?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bahamas was 0.9746 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 index in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9708 index in 1999.
- How does Bahamas rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bahamas ranks 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.