Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.5% 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 2.5%.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain peaked at 5.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2018.
Bahrain ranks 96th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 3.7% | — |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +28.9% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -64.9% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +32.8% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +17.8% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60,227 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0379 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0391 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,221 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8605 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,404 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (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 2.5% 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 5.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2018.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bahrain ranks 96th out of 123 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 38.5%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release