Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.5%
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
14th
of 116 countries
All-time high
1.8%
in 2020
All-time low
1.4%
in 2003
Years of data
13
2003–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain is 1.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain peaked at 1.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2003.
That places Bahrain 14th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.4% | — |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 11 North Macedonia 1.5% compare
- 12 Qatar 1.5% compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 1.5% compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.5% compare
- 16 Albania 1.4% compare
- 17 Malaysia 1.4% compare
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 1.5% 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 1.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2003.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bahrain ranks 14th out of 116 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 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release