Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahrain
Bahrain: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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 45th of 131 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 education or 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% |
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
- 42 France 90.5% compare
- 43 Puerto Rico 89.8% compare
- 44 Netherlands 89.7% compare
- 46 Belgium 88.0% compare
- 47 Fiji 87.9% compare
- 48 Brunei Darussalam 87.5% compare
More education data for Bahrain
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,404 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 77.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (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 45th out of 131 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