Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Bahrain
Bahrain: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) was 46.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 46.9% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Bahrain peaked at 46.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1981.
Bahrain ranks 77th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 37.5% | — |
| 1972 | 36.4% | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 37.8% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 34.9% | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 16.4% | -52.9% |
| 1976 | 13.9% | -15.2% |
| 1977 | 17.8% | +28.0% |
| 1980 | 13.6% | -23.7% |
| 1981 | 13.2% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 20.4% | +54.7% |
| 1985 | 29.0% | +41.8% |
| 1986 | 36.6% | +26.5% |
| 1987 | 32.7% | -10.6% |
| 1988 | 27.9% | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 29.3% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 27.9% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 28.9% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.4% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 39.2% | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | +5.6% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 46.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 47.8%, 98% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 46.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36.5%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -52.9% | 34.9% | 16.4% |
| 1982 | +54.7% | 13.2% | 20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.8% | 13.9% | 37.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 24.8% | 13.2% | 36.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 27.9% | 29.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 36.2% | 36.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 32.9% | 41.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 41.7% | 46.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.95 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.25 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Bahrain?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Bahrain was 46.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1981.
- How does Bahrain rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Bahrain ranks 77th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.