Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahamas
Bahamas: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 98.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahamas, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahamas stood at 98.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahamas peaked at 99.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 94.9%, in 2010.
That places Bahamas 46th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.2% | — |
| 2010 | 94.9% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 94.9% | 99.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 43 Cayman Islands 99.1% compare
- 44 Jamaica 98.9% compare
- 45 Italy 98.6% compare
- 47 Greece 98.5% compare
- 48 Tajikistan 98.5% compare
- 49 Luxembourg 98.2% 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 primary education or higher in Bahamas?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahamas was 98.6% 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 99.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.9% in 2010.
- How does Bahamas rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bahamas ranks 46th out of 134 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 3.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release