Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 99.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.7%
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
5th
of 83 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2024
All-time low
60.8%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Bahrain, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Bahrain is 99.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Bahrain ranks 5th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 71.9% | — |
| 2019 | 65.3% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 60.8% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 63.5% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 70.8% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | +26.0% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.6% | 65.3% | 71.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 60.8% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 6 British Virgin Islands 89.2% compare
- 7 Qatar 79.0% compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 72.7% compare
More education data for Bahrain
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,404 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 77.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Bahrain?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Bahrain was 99.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 2020.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Bahrain ranks 5th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release