Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bahrain
Bahrain: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 50.3% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bahrain, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 50.3% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 133.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bahrain peaked at 50.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2001.
Bahrain ranks 12th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 46.8% | 50.9% | 3 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,404 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 77.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0059 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bahrain?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bahrain was 50.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2001.
- How does Bahrain rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Bahrain ranks 12th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.5%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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