Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both in Bahrain
Bahrain: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both was 5.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Bahrain, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 5.8% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 351.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bahrain peaked at 5.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2010.
That places Bahrain 42nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.0% | — |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +28.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +43.9% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +185.1% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +0.1% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 5.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.7%, 43% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 5.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.3%, 1.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 2.0% | 5.8% | 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 master's or equivalent in Bahrain?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Bahrain was 5.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2010.
- How does Bahrain rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Bahrain ranks 42nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 351.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release