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

Bahamas, at 12.64 years against 12.61 years in Sweden as of 2020.

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

0.03 years, with Bahamas ahead.

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

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 Sweden: Average years of schooling

Bahamas

12.64 years

in 2020

Sweden

12.61 years

in 2020

Bahamas rank

24th

Sweden rank

25th

Average years of schooling over time

Bahamas
Sweden

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 12.64 years against 12.61 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.03 years.

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

Bahamas ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 25th of 162 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6.7 years	7.59 years	0.8821 years	Sweden
1960s	7.53 years	8.77 years	1.24 years	Sweden
1970s	8.48 years	10 years	1.52 years	Sweden
1980s	9.34 years	11.19 years	1.85 years	Sweden
1990s	10.22 years	11.68 years	1.46 years	Sweden
2000s	11.17 years	11.61 years	0.4382 years	Sweden
2010s	11.36 years	12.06 years	0.6979 years	Sweden
2020s	12.64 years	12.61 years	0.0322 years	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Bahamas or Sweden?: Bahamas, at 12.64 years against 12.61 years in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Bahamas and Sweden?: 0.03 years, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sweden?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Bahamas and Sweden rank globally for average years of schooling?: Bahamas ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 25th 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.