Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 1.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 125.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain peaked at 1.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2006.
Bahrain ranks 59th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.4% | — |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -32.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -54.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +61.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +95.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 1.6% 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 1.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bahrain ranks 59th 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 up 125.1%. 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 Education 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