Which has higher average years of schooling, Bahamas or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 12.77 years against 12.64 years in Bahamas as of 2020.

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

0.13 years, with Russian Federation ahead.

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

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 Russian Federation: Average years of schooling

Bahamas

12.64 years

in 2020

Russian Federation

12.77 years

in 2020

Bahamas rank

24th

Russian Federation rank

21st

Average years of schooling over time

Bahamas
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 12.77 years against 12.64 years in Bahamas, a difference of 0.13 years.

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

Bahamas ranks 24th and Russian Federation ranks 21st of 162 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Russian Federation in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6.7 years	5.52 years	1.18 years	Bahamas
1960s	7.53 years	6.97 years	0.5603 years	Bahamas
1970s	8.48 years	8.17 years	0.3058 years	Bahamas
1980s	9.34 years	9.29 years	0.0469 years	Bahamas
1990s	10.22 years	9.61 years	0.6082 years	Bahamas
2000s	11.17 years	9.98 years	1.19 years	Bahamas
2010s	11.36 years	11.88 years	0.5121 years	Russian Federation
2020s	12.64 years	12.77 years	0.1324 years	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Bahamas or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 12.77 years against 12.64 years in Bahamas as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Bahamas and Russian Federation?: 0.13 years, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Russian Federation?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Bahamas and Russian Federation rank globally for average years of schooling?: Bahamas ranks 24th and Russian Federation ranks 21st 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.