Education in Bahrain

2,896 indicators covering education for Bahrain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 3,205 2024 up 33.2% 67th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 1,142 2019 down 62.3% 145th
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary 68.5% 2024 down 18.8% 122nd
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male 1,432 2019 down 68.4% 147th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both 0.1% 2023 down 93.2% 152nd
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male 2,659 2024 up 1.0% 77th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2018 down 1.2% 38th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, both sexes (UIS) 0.7% 2023 up 22.0% 12th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 31.0% 2024 up 14.4% 38th
Inbound mobility rate, female (UIS estimate) 10.2% 2024 down 2.9% 33rd
Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) 0.8842 GPIA 2024 up 44.5% 36th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2018 up 239.1% 26th
Adolescents out of school 2.7% 2024 up 675,249.0% 120th
Inbound mobility rate, male (UIS estimate) 11.6% 2024 down 32.8% 38th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.0% 2011 156th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education 13.01 headcount basis 2024 down 7.0% 120th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2023 down 98.1% 144th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2024 up 20.8% 1st
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP 1.1% 2015 105th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 74.9% 2024 down 4.8% 124th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 7,555 2024 up 1,305.5% 118th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 97.3% 2024 down 2.7% 62nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.8% 2024 down 60.4% 128th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 4.1% 2024 up 984.4% 104th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.8% 2024 down 62.6% 136th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 518 2024 down 51.2% 134th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 3.5% 2024 up 1.5% 104th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 1,044 2024 up 24.7% 125th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 71.9% 2024 down 5.0% 140th
Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, both 6 2024 up 100.0% 65th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 1.4% 2024 down 73.0% 129th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 2 2024 down 88.2% 127th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male 10 2024 down 86.3% 122nd
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes 98.2% 2024 up 5.1% 16th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 6,678 number 2019 up 893.8% 67th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 111.0% 71st
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both 0.0% 2023 up 111.0% 72nd
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.7847 GPIA 2024 down 20.1% 85th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.7% 2024 down 66.9% 131st
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.9% 2024 down 58.6% 133rd
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education 0.1% 2023 down 89.7% 148th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 0.3% 2023 down 68.5% 137th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 15,862 number 2019 up 400.7% 44th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 0.6% 2005 down 21.9% 182nd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 7 number 2019 down 85.4% 163rd
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2023 93rd
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP 0.8% 2015 126th
Enrolment in early childhood education, both sexes 34,414 2024 down 1.1% 127th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both 2,490 2024 down 9.7% 147th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 0.6843 GPIA 2024 down 14.2% 126th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 1.1% 2024 down 75.3% 129th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 2.3% 2024 down 29.9% 158th
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS) 0.7% 2018 down 43.5% 37th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 1.6% 2024 down 71.2% 129th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2024 up 23.8% 1st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2024 up 19.8% 1st
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.6% 2018 up 839.6% 32nd
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2019 down 5.4% 106th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male 94.0% 2019 up 17.8% 28th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female 95.0% 2019 up 10.9% 34th