Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Bahrain
Bahrain: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 95.0% 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 95.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bahrain peaked at 99.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1971.
That places Bahrain 90th out of 133 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 | 29.2% | — |
| 1991 | 66.0% | +126.2% |
| 2001 | 93.6% | +42.0% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 93.6% | 93.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 95.7% | 98.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 94.9% | 99.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,992 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 109,221 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 122,305 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.077 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 95.0% 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 99.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Bahrain ranks 90th out of 133 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 3.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release