Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahamas
Bahamas: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 96.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahamas, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 96.0% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2022. 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 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahamas peaked at 96.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 1990.
That places Bahamas 24th out of 132 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.1% | — |
| 2000 | 88.2% | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.1% | 71.1% | 71.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 88.2% | 88.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 89.1% | 95.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More education data for Bahamas
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.86 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 92.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahamas?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahamas was 96.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bahamas ranks 24th out of 132 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release