Which has higher average years of schooling, Bahamas or Netherlands?

Bahamas, at 12.64 years against 12.58 years in Netherlands as of 2020.

What is the difference in average years of schooling between Bahamas and Netherlands?

0.06 years, with Bahamas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Netherlands?

15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Netherlands: Average years of schooling

Bahamas

12.64 years

in 2020

Netherlands

12.58 years

in 2020

Bahamas rank

24th

Netherlands rank

26th

Average years of schooling over time

Bahamas
Netherlands

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 12.64 years against 12.58 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.

Bahamas ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 162 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6.7 years	7.3 years	0.598 years	Netherlands
1960s	7.53 years	8.25 years	0.7232 years	Netherlands
1970s	8.48 years	9.27 years	0.7914 years	Netherlands
1980s	9.34 years	10.2 years	0.8591 years	Netherlands
1990s	10.22 years	10.84 years	0.6212 years	Netherlands
2000s	11.17 years	11.32 years	0.1449 years	Netherlands
2010s	11.36 years	11.72 years	0.3581 years	Netherlands
2020s	12.64 years	12.58 years	0.0603 years	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Bahamas or Netherlands?: Bahamas, at 12.64 years against 12.58 years in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Bahamas and Netherlands?: 0.06 years, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Netherlands?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Bahamas and Netherlands rank globally for average years of schooling?: Bahamas ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.