Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 58.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Bahrain, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Bahrain stood at 58.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Bahrain peaked at 58.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2011.
That places Bahrain 74th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 53.9% | — |
| 2012 | 57.8% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 56.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 58.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.3% | 53.9% | 57.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 57.6% | 58.6% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in Bahrain?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Bahrain was 58.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2011.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Bahrain ranks 74th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release