Percentage of graduates … male Social Journalism Sciences in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of graduates … male Social Journalism Sciences was 4.3% 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 4.3%.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Bahrain peaked at 11.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2023.
Bahrain ranks 83rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates … male Social Journalism Sciences in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.5% | — |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +50.3% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -36.3% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +122.6% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -47.6% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -32.3% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +27.5% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -36.6% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +6.1% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.4%, 66% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 4.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.1%, 69% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 8.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.2% | 11.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.0% | 7.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.95 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.25 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,964 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,992 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 109,221 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 122,305 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.09 % 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 4.3% 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 11.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2023.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bahrain ranks 83rd out of 121 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 17.5%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release