Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.5% 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 8.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain peaked at 9.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2006.
Bahrain ranks 69th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 4.0% | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +146.4% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +27.4% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +29.7% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.4% | 9.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
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 8.5% 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 9.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2006.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bahrain ranks 69th 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 3.1%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release