Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bahrain
Bahrain: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.32 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bahrain, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 1.32 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Bahrain peaked at 1.32 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.09 GPIA, in 2001.
Bahrain ranks 9th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.29 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 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 1.32 GPIA 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 1.32 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Bahrain rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Bahrain ranks 9th out of 127 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 13.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release