Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science … male in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science … male was 71.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Bahrain, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 71.2% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Bahrain peaked at 75.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 2006.
Bahrain ranks 31st of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science … male in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 61.8% | — |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 60.6% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 73.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 72.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 75.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | -1.1% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 71.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.6%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 71.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 62.8%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.5% | 60.6% | 65.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 70.6% | 73.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 71.2% | 75.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.95 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.25 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Bahrain?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Bahrain was 71.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 2006.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Bahrain ranks 31st out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release