Education in Bahrain

2,896 indicators covering education for Bahrain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 0.6% 55th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.0% 2023 down 97.3% 172nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% 2019 down 42.4% 113th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 13.9% 2019 down 43.1% 99th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 100.2% 2024 down 6.3% 52nd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9359 GPI 2024 down 9.3% 158th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 107.1% 2024 up 3.4% 34th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 down 100.0% 145th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2025 up 20.0% 10th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 92.2% 2024 up 7.1% 59th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 11 2024 down 91.3% 160th
Progression to secondary school, male 99.4% 2017 up 1.0% 47th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 89.3% 2024 up 6.5% 81st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 47,193 number 2019 up 17.5% 132nd
School enrollment, secondary, female 93.8% 2018 up 5.9% 28th
School enrollment, secondary, male 87.0% 2018 up 7.1% 53rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 10.7% 2024 down 33.7% 112th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 95.3% 2024 down 4.2% 119th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 824.6 millions 2017 up 47.4% 113th
Progression to secondary school, female 99.6% 2017 down 0.1% 33rd
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 2.2% 2017 down 13.9% 160th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 5,686 number 2018 up 46.8% 120th
Literacy rate, youth female 99.5% 2024 24th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2023 down 57.9% 162nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 3.7% 2019 down 61.9% 85th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 12 2024 down 81.8% 158th
Children out of school, primary 5,993 2024 up 1,015.3% 123rd
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 5,993 2024 up 1,015.3% 123rd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 39 2024 down 83.5% 148th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 4.7% 2024 up 771.4% 88th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 4,628 number 2019 up 28.8% 105th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 80.9% 2024 up 12.7% 96th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 98.3% 2024 up 2.1% 52nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 19.1% 2024 down 32.3% 95th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.7% 2024 down 55.0% 141st
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 4,326 2024 up 2.1% 113th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 23 2024 down 86.5% 164th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 49,961 number 2019 up 27.3% 147th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 73 2023 down 50.7% 99th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 4,638 2024 down 5.4% 107th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 60.3% 2019 down 2.9% 81st
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 2,790 number 2019 up 17.5% 97th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 8.3% 2025 up 13.8% 176th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 78 2024 down 80.3% 157th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 2,678 2024 up 4.9% 106th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 61.9% 2024 up 2.8% 89th
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 1,648 2024 down 2.2% 111th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 58.3% 2024 up 3.3% 74th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 97.2% 2018 up 2.4% 51st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 268 number 2019 up 5,260.0% 113th
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 2,706 2024 down 2.2% 101st
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 99.0% 2018 up 11.1% 14th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0.0% 2018 down 85.7% 148th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0.0% 2018 down 44.7% 146th
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 1,932 2024 down 9.4% 104th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 31 2024 down 59.2% 152nd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 8 2024 down 86.7% 160th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2023 down 78.7% 167th