Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 10.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Bahrain, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Bahrain is 10.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Bahrain peaked at 11.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2015.
Bahrain ranks 25th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.1% | — |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -45.1% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +38.3% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +26.4% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.1% | 9.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 4.2% | 9.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 22 Morocco 11.7% compare
- 23 New Zealand 11.7% compare
- 24 Argentina 11.0% compare
- 26 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 10.5% compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 10.5% compare
- 28 Rwanda 10.2% compare
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Bahrain?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Bahrain was 10.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2015.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Bahrain ranks 25th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release