Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bahrain
1.4%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.6%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
21st
Saudi Arabia rank
19th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bahrain
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.6% against 1.4% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 21st and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 126 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 | 9.0% | 2.8% | 6.2% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.2% | 1.9% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 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?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.6% against 1.4% in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Saudi Arabia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bahrain ranks 21st and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%). 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