The Gulf at a Glance
Pass rates, top scorers, medicine cut-offs and scholarships across the six GCC countries.
Every figure here is quoted from the source named beside it; it is not an official figure of ours.
News from next door
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United Arab Emirates
Grade 12 results announced:
Source: Khaleej Times
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United Arab Emirates
Grade 12 overall average shown only on the e-certificate: 2026
Source: Khaleej Times
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Kuwait
Grade 12 results announced:
Source: Al Jarida
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Bahrain
Secondary results announced:
Source: GDN
Pass rates
| Kuwait | Grade 12 pass rate, scientific section (2026) | 91.69% | Al Jarida |
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| Kuwait | Grade 12 pass rate, literary section (2026) | 83.55% | Al Jarida |
| Qatar | Secondary certificate pass rate, scientific track (2026) | 90.10% | Al Ain |
| Bahrain | Secondary school pass rate (2026) | 96% | GDN |
| Oman | General Education Diploma pass rate (2026) | 83.37% | Oman Observer / Muscat Daily |
100% scorers
Medicine cut-offs
| Qatar | Qatar University minimum for medicine, from Fall 2027 (2027) | 90% | Qatar Tribune |
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| Oman | Medicine cut-offs (2026) | 97.9–99.2% | Oman Observer / Muscat Daily |
University admission
| Saudi Arabia | King Saud University medicine for distinguished students: minimum weighted percentage (2026) | 95% | KSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | Students who cleared the 70% university bar (2026) | 10,898 | Al Ain |
| Qatar | Qatar University minimum for pharmacy, from Fall 2027 (2027) | 80% | Qatar Tribune |
| Qatar | Qatar University minimum for other colleges, from Fall 2027 (2027) | 75% | Qatar Tribune |
| Oman | First-round higher education offers (2026) | 33,031 | Oman Observer / Muscat Daily |
| Oman | Applicants competing for 34,113 places (2026) | 46,934 | Oman Observer / Muscat Daily |
Scholarships
| Bahrain | Minimum average for a grant (2026) | 90% | GDN |
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| Bahrain | Minimum average for a full scholarship (2026) | 95% | GDN |
Stipends
No sourced figure yet.
About this page
The Gulf at a glance sets published education figures from the six GCC countries side by side: pass rates, top scorers, medicine cut-offs and scholarships, each credited to the source that reported it.
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