Education in Bahrain

2,896 indicators covering education for Bahrain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Primary education, teachers 77.1% 2024 up 3.3% 101st
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 2,452 number 2019 up 59.2% 127th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0706 % change on previous year 2019 down 101.2% 142nd
Repeaters, primary, total 0.3% 2018 down 87.7% 151st
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 3.83 years 2024 up 33.5% 56th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 2.01 years 2024 up 46.0% 92nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.48 GPIA 2024 down 3.0% 23rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 2.3% 2019 down 69.2% 94th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 15.57 years 2024 up 7.3% 57th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 94.1% 2024 down 7.9% 103rd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 1,839 number 2019 up 0.3% 130th
Persistence to grade 5, total 97.4% 2023 down 0.5% 44th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 96.4% 2023 down 1.4% 58th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 19 2024 down 5.0% 152nd
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 19 2024 up 18.8% 158th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 30 2024 down 6.2% 163rd
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 45 2024 down 23.7% 163rd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 89.5% 2018 up 2.5% 167th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 88.8% 2018 up 3.5% 169th
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 29.8% 2024 up 104.8% 53rd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 1.52 years 2024 down 14.5% 121st
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 1.53 years 2024 down 16.2% 122nd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9984 GPIA 2024 up 2.1% 115th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 99.7% 2024 down 0.2% 38th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 7 2024 up 600.0% 150th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 2,411 2024 up 11.7% 127th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.07 GPI 2019 down 1.6% 41st
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 1,002 2024 up 26.3% 117th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 46.9% 2024 up 28.8% 78th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 1,135 2024 down 18.2% 130th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.5% 2100 down 34.6% 82nd
Number of adults with no formal education by region 9,700 people 2100 down 37.4% 123rd
Population by level of education 1.01 million people 2100 up 1.7% 137th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.821 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 5.8% 177th
Repeaters, primary, female 0.4% 2018 down 84.5% 143rd
Repeaters, primary, male 0.3% 2018 down 90.1% 149th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.55 years 2024 up 6.7% 50th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.92 years 2024 up 8.3% 58th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.1 GPIA 2024 down 1.2% 34th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 99.9% 2019 down 0.1% 30th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 93.6% 2024 down 8.5% 98th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 94.6% 2024 down 7.3% 100th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 1.3% 88th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 2,449 number 2019 up 59.1% 120th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 84.8% 2024 26th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 94.4% 2024 20th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.79 GPIA 2024 42nd
School enrollment, secondary, private 28.1% 2024 up 15.7% 42nd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 3.3% 92nd
School enrollment, primary 96.7% 2018 up 6.9% 46th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 96.7% 2023 up 0.2% 57th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 96.1% 2023 down 3.0% 56th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1.09 GPIA 2024 down 2.9% 22nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 2.8% 2019 down 56.8% 95th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 1.9% 2019 down 78.4% 116th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 98.3% 2024 24th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 99.8% 2024 down 1.4% 30th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 97.4% 2024 23rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 98.7% 2024 21st
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.99 GPIA 2024 31st