Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Bahrain
Bahrain: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bahrain stood at 94.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bahrain peaked at 98.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1971.
That places Bahrain 86th out of 136 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 some primary (ISCED 1), population in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22.6% | — |
| 1991 | 61.6% | +172.1% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | +41.5% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 61.6% | 61.6% | 61.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 87.1% | 87.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 93.7% | 97.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 94.9% | 98.0% | 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 some primary (isced 1), population in Bahrain?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bahrain was 94.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Bahrain ranks 86th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release