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 23.5% on the previous year and up 18.8% 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, 0.4%, in 2016.
That places Bahrain 69th out of 122 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.7% | — |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +30.4% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +44.2% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -39.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -51.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -69.8% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +409.1% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +51.9% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -25.4% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 5.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.4% | 3.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 4.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,239 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1819 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,982 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,538 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.35 % 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 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 5.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bahrain ranks 69th out of 122 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 18.8%. 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 Services programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release