Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 9.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bahrain stood at 9.5%. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bahrain peaked at 27.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2024.
Bahrain ranks 101st of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.3% | — |
| 1972 | 16.3% | +43.4% |
| 1973 | 15.2% | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 14.5% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 15.3% | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 12.3% | -19.9% |
| 1977 | 12.3% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 11.2% | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 12.4% | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 11.0% | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 12.6% | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 16.1% | +27.5% |
| 1983 | 19.3% | +20.2% |
| 1984 | 24.3% | +25.6% |
| 1985 | 25.7% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 25.6% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 24.0% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 22.8% | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 23.0% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 19.7% | -14.6% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 18.6% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 18.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 18.2% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.4% | 11.2% | 16.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 20.6% | 11.0% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 17.8% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 16.9% | 27.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 11.8% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.5% | 11.1% | 3 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bahrain?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Bahrain was 9.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2024.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Bahrain ranks 101st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release