Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Bahrain
Bahrain: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male was 79.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 79.6% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahrain peaked at 84.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1971.
That places Bahrain 63rd 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 rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16.8% | — |
| 1991 | 35.2% | +109.4% |
| 2001 | 74.7% | +112.0% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | -27.7% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +30.9% |
| 2017 | 74.3% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 79.6% | -0.3% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 79.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.6%, 86% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 79.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70.3%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 74.7% | 74.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 54.0% | 80.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 79.6% | 84.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.95 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.25 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,964 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahrain?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahrain was 79.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bahrain ranks 63rd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release