Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Bahamas
Bahamas: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 96.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Bahamas, 1990–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Bahamas is 96.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Bahamas peaked at 96.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 1990.
Bahamas ranks 21st of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.2% | — |
| 2000 | 90.1% | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.2% | 71.2% | 71.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 90.1% | 90.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 89.1% | 95.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 96.1% | 96.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 18 United States 96.6% compare
- 19 Canada 96.4% compare
- 20 Montenegro 96.1% compare
- 22 Croatia 95.7% compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 95.7% compare
- 24 Sweden 95.4% compare
More education data for Bahamas
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.56 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,364 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 133 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Bahamas?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Bahamas was 96.1% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Bahamas ranks 21st out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.