Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Bahamas
Bahamas: Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty was 11.89 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Bahamas, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Bahamas stood at 11.89 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Bahamas peaked at 11.89 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.29 years, in 1990.
That places Bahamas 138th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.29 years | — |
| 1991 | 11.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 11.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 11.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 11.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 11.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 11.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 11.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 11.43 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 11.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 11.46 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 11.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 11.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 11.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 11.55 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 11.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 11.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 11.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 11.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 11.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 11.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 11.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 11.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 11.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 11.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.76 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 11.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 11.89 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.89 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.89 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.37 years | 11.29 years | 11.45 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.54 years | 11.46 years | 11.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.72 years | 11.64 years | 11.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.89 years | 11.89 years | 11.89 years | 4 |
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More education data for Bahamas
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,155 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,381 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 17.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3,960 (1995)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.56 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,364 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 133 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Bahamas?
- Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Bahamas was 11.89 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 11.89 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.29 years in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Bahamas ranks 138th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.