Bahrain vs South Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Bahrain
94.7%
in 2024
South Africa
94.8%
in 2023
Bahrain rank
96th
South Africa rank
95th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Bahrain
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 94.8% against 94.7% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.
Bahrain ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 95th of 219 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.6% | 98.4% | 14.8% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 86.0% | 97.7% | 11.7% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 94.6% | 13.4% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 93.6% | 0.8% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 94.9% | 0.8% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Bahrain or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 94.8% against 94.7% in Bahrain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Bahrain and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and South Africa rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Bahrain ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 95th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, 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