Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Bahrain
Bahrain: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male was 88.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahrain is 88.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahrain peaked at 95.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1971.
That places Bahrain 87th out of 135 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 male in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22.4% | — |
| 1991 | 35.2% | +57.6% |
| 2001 | 88.2% | +150.3% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 79.1% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 88.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 89% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 88.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 90.6%, 98% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 88.2% | 88.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 70.5% | 88.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 88.6% | 95.8% | 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 primary education or higher in Bahrain?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bahrain was 88.6% 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 95.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bahrain ranks 87th out of 135 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 12.0%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release