Preprimary education, duration in Bahrain
Bahrain: Preprimary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Preprimary education, duration in Bahrain, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, preprimary education, duration in Bahrain stood at 6 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Bahrain peaked at 6 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1999.
Bahrain ranks 10th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 77.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,404 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 919,501 (2025)
- Labor force, female 21.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Bahrain?
- Preprimary education, duration in Bahrain was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- How does Bahrain rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Bahrain ranks 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.