Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bahrain
Bahrain: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 40.3% 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 40.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bahrain peaked at 40.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1971.
That places Bahrain 31st out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 3.8% | — |
| 1991 | 10.3% | +172.8% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +106.4% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | +32.4% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | +24.8% |
| 2023 | 40.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 40.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 21.3% | 32.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 32.7% | 40.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,404 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 77.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (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 40.3% 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 40.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Bahrain ranks 31st out of 110 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 68.4%. 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+, total (%) (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.