Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahamas
Bahamas: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahamas, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahamas stood at 1.01 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahamas peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9719 GPIA, in 2019.
That places Bahamas 15th out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9719 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9882 GPIA | 0.9719 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More education data for Bahamas
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahamas?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahamas was 1.01 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9719 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Bahamas rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bahamas ranks 15th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release