Education in Bahrain

2,896 indicators covering education for Bahrain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, lower secondary education, male 30,013 2025 up 23.4% 156th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 28,943 2025 up 25.4% 156th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 58,956 2025 up 24.4% 156th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 10,702 2025 up 24.2% 153rd
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 10,177 2025 up 24.8% 154th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 20,879 2025 up 24.5% 153rd
School age population, primary education, male 64,549 2025 up 17.8% 152nd
School age population, primary education, female 61,988 2025 up 18.4% 151st
School age population, primary education, both sexes 126,537 2025 up 18.1% 152nd
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 10,497 2025 up 8.8% 155th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 10,184 2025 up 9.6% 153rd
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 20,681 2025 up 9.2% 154th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 10,209 2025 up 3.5% 156th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 9,913 2025 up 4.3% 153rd
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 20,122 2025 up 3.9% 155th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 29,473 2025 down 2.7% 157th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 28,594 2025 down 1.9% 156th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 58,067 2025 down 2.3% 156th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 122,305 2024 up 18.8% 150th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 95.3% 2024 down 4.2% 120th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Primary education, pupils 122,305 2024 up 18.8% 150th
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Secondary education, pupils 109,221 2024 up 22.3% 150th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 6.64 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.1% 8th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 96.4% 2024 down 7.3% 154th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 0.2% 43rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 97.4% 2024 down 7.1% 136th
School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years 2024 down 7.7% 120th
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.86 years 2024 down 7.8% 104th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 4.7% 2024 up 771.4% 88th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year 2018 down 79.4% 92nd
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 0.1% 40th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 95.9% 2019 up 0.8% 105th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 99.5% 2019 up 4.7% 85th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.49 years 2019 up 0.8% 103rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2019 up 4.2% 26th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.95 years 2019 up 5.0% 79th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 14,992 2024 down 6.0% 137th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 15,546 2024 down 8.1% 137th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 23 2024 down 96.8% 177th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0462 units per square kilometre 2023 down 92.4% 100th
Government expenditure on education, total 1.9% 2023 down 20.8% 181st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.1925 units per square kilometre 2023 down 65.4% 69th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 20.4% 152nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 44.04 number per square kilometre 2019 up 36.7% 6th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 96.1% 2023 down 3.0% 55th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 96.7% 2023 up 0.2% 56th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0044 units per person 2018 down 60.2% 110th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 6,543 2018 down 45.8% 139th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 8,964 2024 down 1.9% 144th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.665 % change on previous year 2019 down 105.5% 124th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 11.1 units per square kilometre 2023 down 3.9% 9th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 8.41 units per square kilometre 2018 down 47.1% 8th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 95.9% 2024 down 3.0% 78th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 98.8% 2024 down 5.2% 70th
Number of under-five deaths, male 89 2024 up 11.2% 157th
Number of under-five deaths, female 82 2024 up 10.8% 147th
Number of infant deaths, male 75 2024 up 11.9% 153rd
Number of infant deaths, female 67 2024 up 9.8% 151st