Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bahamas
Bahamas: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 17 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
137th
of 172 countries
All-time high
17 years
in 2013
All-time low
16 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bahamas, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bahamas stood at 17 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bahamas peaked at 17 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16 years, in 1998.
That places Bahamas 137th out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16 years | — |
| 1999 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 years | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7 years | 16 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 137 Antigua and Barbuda 17 years compare
- 137 Belarus 17 years compare
- 137 Belize 17 years compare
- 137 Colombia 17 years compare
- 137 Cayman Islands 17 years compare
- 137 Djibouti 17 years compare
- 137 Dominica 17 years compare
- 137 France 17 years compare
- 137 Grenada 17 years compare
- 137 Iran, Islamic Republic of 17 years compare
- 137 Jamaica 17 years compare
- 137 Kazakhstan 17 years compare
- 137 Kiribati 17 years compare
- 137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17 years compare
- 137 Saint Lucia 17 years compare
- 137 Malaysia 17 years compare
- 137 New Zealand 17 years compare
- 137 Pakistan 17 years compare
- 137 Peru 17 years compare
- 137 Trinidad and Tobago 17 years compare
- 137 Ukraine 17 years compare
- 137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17 years compare
- 137 Zimbabwe 17 years compare
More education data for Bahamas
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,231 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 26,561 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26,817 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 15.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 15.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bahamas?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Bahamas was 17 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 17 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 years in 1998.
- How does Bahamas rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Bahamas ranks 137th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release