Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 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 in Bahrain is 10.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% on the previous year and up 196.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain peaked at 13.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2014.
Bahrain ranks 83rd of 124 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.3% | — |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -39.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -53.3% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +70.1% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +89.3% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +26.4% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +22.4% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 3.8% | 13.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.4% | 7.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 8.0% | 13.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 77.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.4% (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 10.2% 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 13.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2014.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bahrain ranks 83rd out of 124 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 196.9%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release