Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 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 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% |
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
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (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