Education in Bahrain

2,896 indicators covering education for Bahrain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 5.92 years 2024 down 4.3% 99th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 3.47 years 2019 up 20.6% 48th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.89 GPI 2019 up 10.4% 13th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 1.83 years 2019 up 9.2% 77th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.74 years 2024 down 6.0% 100th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 97.8% 2024 down 6.2% 96th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 64.8% 157th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0048 number per person 2019 down 0.8% 52nd
Teachers in primary education, female 7,076 number 2019 up 23.1% 135th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 7 2024 down 97.8% 172nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 16 2024 down 95.9% 167th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 9.07 number per square kilometre 2019 up 21.1% 7th
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2024 up 0.4% 38th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 8.9% 149th
Children out of school, female 4.1% 2024 up 270.2% 106th
Children out of school, male 5.4% 2024 up 162.6% 87th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 2,137 2024 down 2.0% 133rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 16,792 number 2019 up 40.7% 136th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 58.4% 2024 up 30.3% 67th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 97.5% 2024 down 7.0% 97th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 97.6% 2024 down 7.0% 81st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9942 GPIA 2024 down 1.7% 128th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 98.1% 2024 down 5.5% 86th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 100.0% 2024 down 3.4% 61st
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9755 GPIA 2024 down 3.8% 164th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 100.0% 2019 unchanged 1st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.73 years 2024 down 7.1% 100th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.76 years 2024 down 5.1% 95th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9981 GPIA 2024 down 2.0% 119th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2.75 years 2024 up 36.7% 76th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 5.87 years 2024 down 6.4% 101st
School life expectancy, secondary, male 5.97 years 2024 down 2.6% 90th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9836 GPIA 2024 down 3.9% 148th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 8.1% 2018 down 77.2% 188th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.9% 2018 down 40.0% 83rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 16.3 years 2019 up 20.0% 31st
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 2,418 2024 up 11.9% 132nd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.53 years 2024 down 15.4% 125th
Productivity vs. educational attainment 52.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 down 8.0% 26th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 89.2% 2018 up 3.0% 171st
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year 2018 up 107.4% 76th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 60.1% 2024 up 3.2% 100th
Teachers in secondary education, female 5,384 2024 up 1.2% 134th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 0.8% 2024 down 55.5% 163rd
Teachers in secondary education, male 3,580 2024 down 6.2% 139th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.6% 2025 down 3.9% 137th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 0.4% 2025 down 6.5% 185th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 1.1% 2025 down 5.3% 181st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 79.9% 2024 up 32.7% 53rd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 42.7% 2024 up 31.8% 82nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.47 GPIA 2024 up 0.3% 21st