Bahamas vs Sweden: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Bahamas

12.81 years

in 2023

Sweden

12.74 years

in 2023

Bahamas rank

22nd

Sweden rank

24th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Bahamas currently reports 12.81 years against 12.74 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.0741 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 24th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.