Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 60.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bahrain, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 60.1% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bahrain peaked at 60.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 1978.
That places Bahrain 100th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 46.8% | — |
| 1978 | 45.4% | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 50.9% | +12.2% |
| 1982 | 50.1% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 49.3% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 50.9% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 49.2% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 46.8% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 48.3% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 50.0% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 50.3% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 59.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 60.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.1% | 45.4% | 46.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.2% | 46.8% | 50.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 48.3% | 51.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 56.6% | 59.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 59.3% | 60.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bahrain?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Bahrain was 60.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 1978.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Bahrain ranks 100th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release