Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahamas
Bahamas: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 99.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahamas, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahamas is 99.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahamas peaked at 99.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 95.1%, in 2010.
That places Bahamas 38th out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.5% | — |
| 2010 | 95.1% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 95.1% | 97.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 99.1% | 2 |
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More education data for Bahamas
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,155 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,381 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 17.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3,960 (1995)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahamas?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahamas was 99.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.1% in 2010.
- How does Bahamas rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Bahamas ranks 38th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 primary, population 25+ years, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.