Progression to secondary school in Bahrain
Bahrain: Progression to secondary school was 99.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Bahrain, 1981–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 99.5% for progression to secondary school in 2017.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Bahrain peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 87.6%, in 1981.
Bahrain ranks 37th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 87.6% | — |
| 1982 | 90.4% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 91.3% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 97.0% | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 96.5% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 97.6% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 99.1% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 99.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 99.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.2%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 99.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.3%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.6% | 87.6% | 97.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 99.0% | 97.6% | 99.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
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 progression to secondary school in Bahrain?
- Progression to secondary school in Bahrain was 99.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.6% in 1981.
- How does Bahrain rank for progression to secondary school?
- Bahrain ranks 37th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).