Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bahrain
1.7%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.1%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
20th
Saudi Arabia rank
23rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bahrain
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 1.7% against 1.1% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.5 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 124 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 | 7.7% | 3.3% | 4.5% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.2% | 1.5% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 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 1.7% against 1.1% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.6%, with Bahrain 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 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 124 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, male (%). 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