Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Bahrain
Bahrain: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female was 88.3% 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 88.3% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahrain peaked at 88.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 46th of 132 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 rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.8% | — |
| 1991 | 35.7% | +358.9% |
| 2001 | 56.9% | +59.5% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 81.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 88.3% | -0.4% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 88.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 88.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70.6%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 56.9% | 56.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 56.7% | 77.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 79.9% | 88.6% | 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 88.3% 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 88.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bahrain ranks 46th out of 132 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 33.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release