Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Bahrain
Bahrain: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 1.1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 1.1 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Bahrain peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4623 GPIA, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 6th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4623 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | +119.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7624 GPIA | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | +37.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9382 GPIA | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9156 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9619 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9618 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9684 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.1% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 1.1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9935 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 1.1 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9348 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4623 GPIA | 0.4623 GPIA | 0.4623 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7624 GPIA | 0.7624 GPIA | 0.7624 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9658 GPIA | 0.9156 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9618 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 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 1.1 GPIA 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 1.1 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4623 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Bahrain ranks 6th 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 17.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release