School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Bahamas
Bahamas: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.46 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Bahamas, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 5.46 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Bahamas peaked at 6.58 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.63 years, in 2023.
Bahamas ranks 142nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.76 years | 5.56 years | 6.33 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.03 years | 5.68 years | 6.38 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.09 years | 5.51 years | 6.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.98 years | 5.35 years | 6.37 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.86 years | 5.3 years | 6.58 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.93 years | 4.63 years | 5.46 years | 3 |
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 school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Bahamas?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Bahamas was 5.46 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 6.58 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.63 years in 2023.
- How does Bahamas rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Bahamas ranks 142nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release