Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 0.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain peaked at 1.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.
That places Bahrain 53rd out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.2% | — |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -24.9% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -33.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -34.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +65.9% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -28.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,404 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 77.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (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 0.8% 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 1.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bahrain ranks 53rd out of 111 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 40.3%. 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 Services 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