Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Bahrain
Bahrain: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Bahrain, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 1.1% for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in 2015. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Bahrain peaked at 1.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1972.
Bahrain ranks 105th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8% | — |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +14.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -52.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +128.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 3 |
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 government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Bahrain?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Bahrain was 1.1% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1972.
- How does Bahrain rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 105th out of 165 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release