Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified was 58.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Bahrain, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 58.3% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Bahrain peaked at 58.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.1%, in 2016.
That places Bahrain 27th out of 57 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 55.6% | — |
| 2014 | 55.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | +3.1% |
| 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 | 56.0% | 55.1% | 57.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 57.6% | 58.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 24 Indonesia 58.8% compare
- 25 Republic of Korea 58.7% compare
- 26 United States of America 58.4% compare
- 28 Costa Rica 57.8% compare
- 29 Spain 56.8% compare
- 30 Panama 56.2% compare
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 qualified in Bahrain?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified 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 qualified 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 qualified recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1% in 2016.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified?
- Bahrain ranks 27th out of 57 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release