Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Bahrain
Bahrain: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 89.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahrain stood at 89.7%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahrain peaked at 93.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 82nd of 137 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 primary … primary both in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17.2% | — |
| 1991 | 35.4% | +106.1% |
| 2001 | 80.3% | +126.9% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 89.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.1%, 91% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 89.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.8%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 35.4% | 35.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 80.3% | 80.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 68.3% | 87.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 90.7% | 89.7% | 93.1% | 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 primary education or higher in Bahrain?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahrain was 89.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bahrain ranks 82nd out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 primary 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