Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 19.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bahrain, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bahrain is 19.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bahrain peaked at 61.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2024.
That places Bahrain 95th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.6% | — |
| 1999 | 47.5% | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 60.2% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 54.8% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 36.3% | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.1% | 42.6% | 47.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 36.3% | 61.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 24.6% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.1% | 22.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Bahrain?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Bahrain was 19.1% 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 61.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2024.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Bahrain ranks 95th out of 168 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 32.3%. 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release