Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.6% 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 4.6%.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain peaked at 11.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2023.
Bahrain ranks 99th of 124 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 | 7.1% | — |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +32.5% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -46.1% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +115.0% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -31.1% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -32.4% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.1% | 9.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 5.2% | 11.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.2% | 8.7% | 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 4.6% 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 11.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2023.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bahrain ranks 99th out of 124 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 10.4%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release