School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bahamas
Bahamas: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.7421 years in 1995. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bahamas, 1977–1995
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 1995, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bahamas stood at 0.7421 years.
That represents a change of up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bahamas peaked at 1.44 years in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.5931 years, in 1983.
That places Bahamas 147th out of 196 countries with data for 1995, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1.44 years | — |
| 1978 | 1.35 years | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 1.3 years | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9657 years | -25.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8549 years | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7906 years | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5931 years | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6707 years | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 0.715 years | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8012 years | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 0.863 years | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9247 years | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7421 years | -19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.36 years | 1.3 years | 1.44 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.7977 years | 0.5931 years | 0.9657 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7421 years | 0.7421 years | 0.7421 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 144 Sudan 0.7932 years
- 145 Iraq 0.7779 years compare
- 146 Togo 0.7451 years compare
- 148 Saint Lucia 0.7367 years compare
- 149 Cook Islands 0.7348 years
- 150 Aruba 0.7033 years
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, tertiary, both sexes in Bahamas?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Bahamas was 0.7421 years in 1995, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 years in 1977.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5931 years in 1983.
- How does Bahamas rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Bahamas ranks 147th out of 196 countries with data for 1995.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release