Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Bahrain
Bahrain: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 91.7% 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 91.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahrain peaked at 92.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1971.
That places Bahrain 73rd out of 136 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 female in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.2% | — |
| 1991 | 35.7% | +251.2% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +85.7% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 91.7% | -0.3% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 91.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.0%, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 91.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 82.5%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 66.3% | 66.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 63.9% | 83.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 84.5% | 92.0% | 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 91.7% 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 92.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bahrain ranks 73rd out of 136 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 27.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release