Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general was 80.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bahrain, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bahrain stood at 80.9%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bahrain peaked at 80.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2004.
That places Bahrain 96th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 57.4% | — |
| 1999 | 52.5% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 47.0% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 39.0% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | +25.7% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 70.1% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 73.9% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 73.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 71.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 75.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 80.1% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | +1.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 80.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.9%, 1.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 80.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 86.9%, 93% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +25.7% | 45.2% | 56.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.9% | 52.5% | 57.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 39.0% | 63.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 70.1% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 77.9% | 80.9% | 3 |
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bahrain?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bahrain was 80.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2004.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bahrain ranks 96th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 upper 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