Bahrain vs Malaysia: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Bahrain

11.13 years

in 2023

Malaysia

11.09 years

in 2023

Bahrain rank

66th

Malaysia rank

68th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Bahrain currently reports 11.13 years against 11.09 years in Malaysia, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Bahrain ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 68th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.