Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain stood at 3.7%.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain peaked at 5.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2021.
That places Bahrain 37th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.0% | — |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -60.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +136.8% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -38.5% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +29.2% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.1% | 5.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 5.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 34 Luxembourg 3.9% compare
- 35 Madagascar 3.8% compare
- 36 New Zealand 3.8% compare
- 38 Finland 3.7% compare
- 39 Cameroon 3.6% compare
- 40 Kazakhstan 3.6% compare
More education data for Bahrain
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.077 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60,227 (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 3.7% 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 5.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bahrain ranks 37th 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 26.8%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release