Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bahrain
Bahrain: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 34.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bahrain is 34.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bahrain peaked at 37.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 38th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.0% | — |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +106.6% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +96.6% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | +30.3% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 34.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 20.1% | 30.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 32.3% | 37.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,982 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,538 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,252 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,152 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 31,329 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bahrain?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bahrain was 34.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Bahrain ranks 38th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.