Education in Bahrain 2,896 indicators covering education for Bahrain. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 8.8% 2025 up 417.6% 70th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 8.2% 2025 up 530.8% 71st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 9.3% 2025 up 342.9% 66th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.1905 modelled data 2025 down 67.1% 199th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 54,045 2024 up 22.6% 138th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.1106 GPIA 2024 down 35.5% 153rd Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 1.9% 2023 down 20.8% 184th Primary education, pupils 49.4% 2018 up 1.2% 29th Inequality in education 0.132 2023 down 40.4% 86th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.4% 2018 down 69.5% 130th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 101.9% 2019 up 10.6% 51st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 90.9% 2019 up 10.5% 67th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.12 GPI 2019 up 0.1% 46th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 26,131 2024 up 19.6% 140th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.4167 modelled data 2025 down 43.0% 182nd Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 101st Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2023 down 76.2% 51st Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 27,914 2024 up 25.4% 136th Tertiary education, academic staff 46.9% 2024 up 28.8% 77th Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 32nd End month of the academic school year 6 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 134th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 51 2024 down 83.2% 158th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.8817 modelled data 2025 up 42.4% 128th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.0% 2018 down 81.7% 156th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.0% 2018 down 82.9% 155th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.4% 2023 up 41.1% 82nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 94.5% 2024 down 8.5% 119th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 52.1% 116th Persistence to grade 5, female 97.6% 2023 up 0.8% 44th Persistence to grade 5, male 97.3% 2023 down 1.8% 38th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 96.1% 2024 down 7.6% 132nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 95.2% 2024 down 7.6% 113th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 93.9% 2024 down 9.3% 124th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 1.8% 73rd Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 5.2% 2023 down 32.0% 60th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 52.1% 122nd Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 11.4% 2023 down 40.7% 73rd School enrollment, secondary 90.2% 2018 up 6.4% 44th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 16,936 2024 — 52nd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.68 years 2024 down 8.2% 121st Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 96.7% 2024 down 7.3% 125th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 0.7% 51st Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 95.6% 2024 down 7.9% 138th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 up 20.0% 10th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 2 2024 down 93.1% 141st Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0 2024 down 100.0% 152nd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 116,346 2025 up 15.0% 144th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 11,071 2024 — 53rd Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 28,007 2024 — 53rd Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 60.0% 2024 — 33rd School age population, early childhood education, female 57,258 2025 up 15.5% 143rd School age population, early childhood education, male 59,088 2025 up 14.5% 144th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 103.7% 2024 down 1.5% 42nd Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 39 2024 down 71.3% 161st Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 101 2024 down 82.2% 164th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.63 years 2024 down 8.5% 127th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.74 years 2024 down 7.9% 119th ← Previous Page 11 of 49 Next →