Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bahamas
Bahamas: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 88.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bahamas, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 88.0% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bahamas peaked at 91.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 2000.
Bahamas ranks 14th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.2% | — |
| 2010 | 81.2% | +22.6% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.2% | 66.2% | 66.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 81.2% | 87.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 88.0% | 91.5% | 2 |
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 upper secondary education or in Bahamas?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bahamas was 88.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bahamas ranks 14th out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 upper 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