Education in Bahrain 2,896 indicators covering education for Bahrain. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 9 2025 unchanged 106th Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 — 61st Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1.01 GPI 2018 up 3.9% 72nd Over-age students, primary, male 2.4% 2018 down 63.7% 140th Over-age students, primary, female 2.9% 2018 down 44.0% 120th Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2024 up 2.9% 57th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 15,207 number 2019 down 6.1% 133rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 7,204 number 2019 up 0.1% 133rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 8,003 number 2019 down 11.1% 133rd Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 29th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2018 down 71.9% 158th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 96.8% 2019 up 15.8% 37th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.12 GPI 2019 down 1.6% 18th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 86.2% 2019 up 17.7% 56th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 2 2024 down 97.6% 153rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 98.2% 2019 up 1.2% 91st Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 1 2024 down 75.0% 165th Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 98.2% 2018 down 0.1% 55th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 3 2024 down 25.0% 160th Progression to secondary school 99.5% 2017 up 0.4% 37th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 4.5% 2023 down 45.2% 11th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 1.4% 2018 down 51.1% 98th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 101.2% 2019 up 5.0% 70th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 95.5% 2019 down 2.2% 104th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2019 up 7.4% 21st Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 98.1% 2018 up 6.8% 54th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 185,493 2025 up 20.0% 147th Population of compulsory school age, female 90,931 2025 up 20.5% 147th Population of compulsory school age, male 94,562 2025 up 19.5% 147th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 55,176 2024 up 22.0% 147th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 133rd Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 2.9% 2024 down 24.8% 106th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 36,147 2025 up 142.7% 121st School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 16,638 2025 up 134.3% 121st School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 19,509 2025 up 150.4% 118th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 27,108 2024 up 23.7% 148th Duration of compulsory education 9 years 2025 unchanged 120th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.5% 2024 down 49.8% 140th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 4.7% 2024 down 22.2% 95th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 172nd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 169th Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2024 up 19.8% 1st Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2024 up 23.8% 1st Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 2 2024 down 66.7% 165th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0 2024 down 100.0% 172nd Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 28,068 2024 up 20.4% 145th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 1.9% 2023 down 20.8% 184th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 96.0% 2019 up 10.3% 62nd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 2 2024 down 97.2% 165th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 1 2024 down 99.1% 168th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.8% 2023 down 7.8% 11th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.9% 2025 down 60.9% 167th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.5% 2025 down 73.7% 176th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.2% 2025 down 53.8% 158th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 1.3% 2025 down 82.9% 187th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 0.4% 2025 down 92.7% 195th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 2.1% 2025 down 77.9% 180th ← Previous Page 10 of 49 Next →