Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bahrain
Bahrain: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 98.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.2%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
16th
of 179 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2023
All-time low
61.4%
in 1976
Years of data
47
1971–2024
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bahrain is 98.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bahrain peaked at 98.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 1976.
Bahrain ranks 16th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 70.4% | — |
| 1972 | 66.3% | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 63.5% | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 62.3% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 63.1% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 61.4% | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 64.1% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 68.0% | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 75.2% | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 61.9% | -17.7% |
| 1982 | 70.0% | +13.1% |
| 1983 | 75.2% | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 71.7% | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 70.6% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 72.0% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 74.5% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 77.0% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 78.9% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 85.1% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 79.9% | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 77.3% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 77.3% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.6% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 78.5% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 76.9% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 81.4% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 82.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 68.1% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 67.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 72.3% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 80.4% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 92.9% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.0% | 61.4% | 75.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 72.4% | 61.9% | 78.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 78.6% | 75.6% | 85.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 66.8% | 82.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 83.4% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 91.3% | 98.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bahrain?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Bahrain was 98.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 1976.
- How does Bahrain rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Bahrain ranks 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release