Education in Bahrain

2,896 indicators covering education for Bahrain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year 2024 down 53.6% 104th
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education -3.9 % change on previous year 2024 down 278.6% 171st
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 6,543 2018 down 45.8% 139th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 96.4% 2023 down 1.4% 57th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 39.68 units per square kilometre 2023 up 31.9% 5th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 27.94 units per square kilometre 2023 up 54.6% 5th
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 8.7% 158th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2.53 years 2019 up 15.0% 64th
Government expenditure on education, total 8.3% 2025 up 13.8% 174th
Secondary education, general pupils 51.7% 2018 down 0.8% 39th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,076 number 2019 up 23.1% 135th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 100.1% 2024 down 2.6% 33rd
Lower secondary completion rate, male 99.5% 2024 down 0.1% 27th
Children out of school 4.7% 2024 up 771.4% 84th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 34,355 number 2019 up 40.3% 135th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0232 number per person 2019 up 11.4% 116th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 10,417 2025 up 24.4% 153rd
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 9,932 2025 up 25.4% 154th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 20,349 2025 up 24.8% 154th
Start of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 34th
Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 22,981 2024 up 50.4% 138th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 31,329 2024 up 37.2% 132nd
Teachers in primary education, male 2,152 2024 down 4.5% 132nd
Teachers in primary education, female 7,252 2024 up 9.2% 139th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 77.1% 2024 up 3.3% 107th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 96.9% 2024 down 7.2% 148th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.82 years 2024 down 7.6% 120th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.8% 2024 down 55.5% 170th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% 2024 down 30.4% 101st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 54,310 2024 up 42.5% 136th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.2% 2024 up 1.1% 60th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% 2024 up 4.8% 120th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 30,538 2024 down 7.1% 141st
Enrolment in secondary education, male 55,982 2024 up 22.9% 148th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 53,239 2024 up 21.6% 149th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 9,404 2024 up 5.7% 141st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.3% 2024 down 33.5% 131st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.7% 2024 up 2.9% 96th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 109,221 2024 up 22.3% 150th
Enrolment in primary education, male 62,078 2024 up 18.4% 150th
Enrolment in primary education, female 60,227 2024 up 19.3% 149th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 27,021 2025 up 19.5% 156th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 26,535 2025 up 23.7% 156th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 53,556 2025 up 21.5% 156th
School age population, secondary education, male 57,034 2025 up 21.5% 157th
School age population, secondary education, female 55,478 2025 up 24.6% 157th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 112,512 2025 up 23.0% 157th
School age population, tertiary education, male 56,620 2025 up 20.0% 152nd
School age population, tertiary education, female 40,833 2025 up 7.4% 157th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 97,453 2025 up 14.3% 154th