Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Bahrain
Bahrain: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 8.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Bahrain, 2006–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 8.3% for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Bahrain peaked at 11.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2020.
Bahrain ranks 176th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.9% | — |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +31.3% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -24.9% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +28.1% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +13.2% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.6% | 11.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Bahrain?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Bahrain was 8.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2020.
- How does Bahrain rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Bahrain ranks 176th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release