Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain peaked at 1.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2021.
That places Bahrain 93rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.9% | — |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,305 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bahrain ranks 93rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Business, Administration and Law programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release