Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.18 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bahrain, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bahrain is 1.18 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bahrain peaked at 1.38 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.18 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Bahrain 34th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.29 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.31 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.3 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.31 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.34 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.35 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.38 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.38 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.31 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.26 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.23 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.25 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.24 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.2 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.18 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.32 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (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 1.18 GPIA 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 1.38 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bahrain ranks 34th out of 183 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 down 6.1%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release