Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bahrain
40.1%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
37.3%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
19th
Saudi Arabia rank
21st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bahrain
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 40.1% against 37.3% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st of 122 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 4.4% | 26.7% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 20.2% | 30.9% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 34.1% | 6.7% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Bahrain or Saudi Arabia?
- Bahrain, at 40.1% against 37.3% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.8%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Saudi Arabia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bahrain ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release