Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 6.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain peaked at 7.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2005.
That places Bahrain 77th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 6.2% | — |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +21.1% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -20.1% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.6% | 6.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 7.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.4% | 5 |
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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 in Bahrain?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain was 6.4% 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 7.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2005.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bahrain ranks 77th out of 122 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 7.1%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release