Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
60th
of 217 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 1971
All-time low
82.1%
in 2003
Years of data
51
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bahrain stood at 99.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bahrain peaked at 99.3% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 2003.
Bahrain ranks 60th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 99.3% | — |
| 1972 | 97.7% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 96.2% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 94.7% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 93.0% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 94.5% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 91.8% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 88.1% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 84.9% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 82.5% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 83.6% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 85.2% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 86.8% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 88.5% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 90.2% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 91.3% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 93.1% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 92.9% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 92.2% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 91.4% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 89.6% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 87.6% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 85.5% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 83.7% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 82.1% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 82.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.5% | 93.0% | 99.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 87.6% | 82.5% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.5% | 89.6% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 82.1% | 93.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.7% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 57 Sudan 99.4% compare
- 58 Micronesia (country) 99.3% compare
- 59 Saint Lucia 99.2% compare
- 61 Palestine 99.2% compare
- 62 Lao People's Democratic Republic 99.2% compare
- 63 Iraq 99.0% compare
More education data for Bahrain
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,305 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.077 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60,227 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bahrain?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bahrain was 99.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 2003.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Bahrain ranks 60th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release