Education in Bahrain

2,896 indicators covering education for Bahrain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 0.4% 38th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 172.8% 76th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 172.8% 78th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female 95.9% 2024 down 3.0% 72nd
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male 94.6% 2024 down 3.4% 91st
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes 51.2% 2024 down 12.5% 115th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 160th
Girls and boys who are out of school 2,504 girls 2024 up 337.0% 128th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.7479 GPIA 2024 up 41.0% 144th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 160th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both 0.2% 2023 down 77.8% 145th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 98.2% 2023 down 0.9% 59th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 32nd
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 98.6% 2018 up 1.6% 43rd
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 2,984 number 2019 up 29.0% 86th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 57.9% 2019 up 7.3% 60th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2018 up 3.4% 66th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 97.7% 2018 down 1.8% 51st
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female 51.2% 2024 down 11.9% 112th
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male 51.3% 2024 down 13.1% 111th
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9979 GPIA 2024 up 1.3% 127th
Share of students from abroad 10.8% 2024 down 18.3% 37th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 12 2024 down 86.7% 125th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0.0% 2023 down 99.1% 156th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0.0% 2023 down 97.4% 153rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 down 66.1% 49th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 62.3% 2024 down 4.8% 175th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes 605 2024 up 60.1% 65th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, both sexes 122 2024 up 32.6% 80th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes 4,903 2024 up 11.3% 49th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0.5% 2018 down 36.2% 105th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0.3% 2018 down 83.9% 126th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania, both sexes 11 2024 unchanged 61st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 337 2018 down 14.5% 98th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.18 GPIA 2024 down 6.1% 34th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 2.7% 2024 up 675,249.0% 123rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 264 2018 up 193.3% 71st
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 1,562 2024 up 899,816.0% 136th
Literacy rate, adult total 97.8% 2024 18th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 1 2023 150th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 927.96 2024 down 66.3% 159th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 0.1% 2023 down 85.5% 149th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 0.4% 2023 down 86.1% 136th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 8.6% 2023 down 30.4% 66th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 1.8% 2024 down 72.9% 169th
Literacy rate, adult male 98.7% 2024 15th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 4.0% 2023 down 18.4% 61st
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 70.2% 2024 down 17.9% 126th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.3% 2023 up 72.2% 85th
Trained teachers in preprimary education 100.0% 2024 up 101.1% 1st
Trained teachers in secondary education 100.0% 2024 up 20.1% 1st
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 71.8% 2024 down 17.0% 117th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 122nd
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 0.9548 GPIA 2024 down 2.2% 151st
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.3% 2018 down 73.4% 127th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 8.3% 2025 up 13.8% 174th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 69.0% 2024 down 5.4% 155th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 238 number 2019 down 51.5% 134th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 5.0% 2019 down 65.4% 147th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 6.0% 2019 down 70.4% 152nd