Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 90.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
90.5%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
120th
of 217 countries
All-time high
90.5%
in 2024
All-time low
72.9%
in 2004
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bahrain is 90.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bahrain peaked at 90.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.9%, in 2004.
Bahrain ranks 120th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 88.7% | — |
| 1972 | 83.7% | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 84.8% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 84.7% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 87.7% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 88.8% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 87.6% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 89.0% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 87.4% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 83.9% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 80.7% | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 75.7% | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 74.3% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 74.4% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 75.0% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 76.0% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 77.2% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 80.3% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 81.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 81.0% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 81.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 82.2% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 81.8% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 80.2% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 79.1% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 77.7% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 73.5% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 72.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 73.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 75.1% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 87.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.6% | 83.7% | 88.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 79.4% | 74.3% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.7% | 77.0% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 72.9% | 83.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 86.2% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 88.9% | 90.5% | 3 |
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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 90.5% 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 90.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.9% in 2004.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Bahrain ranks 120th 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 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release