Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Bahrain
Bahrain: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years was 11.54 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 11.54 for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Bahrain peaked at 11.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.11, in 1971.
That places Bahrain 48th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.11 | — |
| 1991 | 5.74 | +172.4% |
| 2001 | 8.98 | +56.4% |
| 2010 | 8.41 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 9.7 | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 9.98 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 10.98 | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 11.43 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 11.6 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 11.58 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 11.54 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.11 | 2.11 | 2.11 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.74 | 5.74 | 5.74 | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.98 | 8.98 | 8.98 | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.77 | 8.41 | 10.98 | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.53 | 11.43 | 11.6 | 4 |
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 mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Bahrain?
- Mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Bahrain was 11.54 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years?
- Bahrain ranks 48th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release