Education in the Bahamas

Education in the Bahamas

Education in the Bahamas is compulsory between the ages of 5 and 16. As of 2003, the school attendance rate was 92% and the literacy rate was 95.5%. [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1857.htm "Background Note: The Bahamas"] . Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State (January 2008). "This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain."] The government fully operates 158 of the 210 primary and secondary schools in The Bahamas. The other 52 schools are privately operated. Enrollment for state primary and secondary schools is 50,332, with more than 16,000 students attending private schools. Some public schools lack basic educational materials and are overcrowded. [ [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100626.htm Bahamas ] ] The College of The Bahamas, established in Nassau in 1974, provides programs leading to bachelors and associates degrees. Several non-Bahamian colleges also offer higher education programs in The Bahamas.

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