Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahamas
Bahamas: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 96.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahamas, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahamas stood at 96.1%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | 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 of America 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
- 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 96.1% 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 96.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bahamas ranks 21st out of 134 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 7.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release