Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Bahrain
Bahrain: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 42.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Bahrain, 2003–2024
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 42.4% for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Bahrain peaked at 53.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 2019.
That places Bahrain 24th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 50.0% | — |
| 2005 | 53.8% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 45.5% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 45.8% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 42.4% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.9% | 45.9% | 53.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 40.3% | 45.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 41.2% | 45.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Bahrain?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Bahrain was 42.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 2019.
- How does Bahrain rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Bahrain ranks 24th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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