Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 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 enrolled in 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,982 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,538 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,252 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,152 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 31,329 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.31 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release