School enrollment, tertiary in Bahrain
Bahrain: School enrollment, tertiary was 58.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary in Bahrain stood at 58.4%. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Bahrain peaked at 58.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1973.
Bahrain ranks 67th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.4% | — |
| 1972 | 1.3% | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | +55.6% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 3.3% | +64.9% |
| 1978 | 3.1% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | +19.5% |
| 1981 | 4.7% | +45.1% |
| 1982 | 5.7% | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | +63.0% |
| 1986 | 8.9% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 7.0% | -21.0% |
| 1988 | 10.4% | +47.6% |
| 1991 | 16.3% | +56.6% |
| 1992 | 17.7% | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 16.9% | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 19.3% | +25.7% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | +30.5% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -24.3% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | +164.1% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 45.6% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 47.5% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 57.1% | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 58.4% | +2.3% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 58.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.5%, 79% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 58.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 44.5%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +164.1% | 17.5% | 46.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 3.3% | 10.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 15.3% | 19.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 17.5% | 25.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 44.1% | 52.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 47.5% | 58.4% | 5 |
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 school enrollment, tertiary in Bahrain?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Bahrain was 58.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1973.
- How does Bahrain rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Bahrain ranks 67th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.