Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahrain
Bahrain: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 88.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 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 primary, population 25+ in Bahrain is 88.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahrain peaked at 95.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 86th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22.4% | — |
| 1991 | 35.2% | +57.6% |
| 2001 | 88.2% | +150.3% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 79.1% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 88.2% | 88.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 70.5% | 88.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 88.6% | 95.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60,227 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0379 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0391 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,221 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8605 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,404 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahrain?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Bahrain was 88.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Bahrain ranks 86th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 primary, population 25+ years, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.