School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bahrain
Bahrain: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9942 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bahrain, 1971–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.9942 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bahrain peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7221 GPI, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 93rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7659 GPI | 0.7221 GPI | 0.8396 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9593 GPI | 0.8598 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9826 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9879 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 9 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 77.6% (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, female 21.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 919,501 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bahrain?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Bahrain was 0.9942 GPI in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2006.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7221 GPI in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Bahrain ranks 93rd out of 198 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.