Primary education, duration in Bahrain
Bahrain: Primary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary education, duration in Bahrain, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, duration in Bahrain is 6 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, duration in Bahrain peaked at 6 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.
Bahrain ranks 25th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Population ages 15-64 77.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 primary education, duration in Bahrain?
- Primary education, duration in Bahrain was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, duration recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- How does Bahrain rank for primary education, duration?
- Bahrain ranks 25th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, duration rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.