School enrollment, primary, male in Bahrain
Bahrain: School enrollment, primary, male was 96.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, male in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 96.4% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Bahrain peaked at 115.2% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 1994.
Bahrain ranks 145th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 109.4% | 103.2% | 115.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 103.6% | 98.5% | 112.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.1% | 92.3% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 95.3% | 102.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 95.6% | 107.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 93.5% | 96.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 142 New Zealand 96.6% compare
- 143 Qatar 96.4% compare
- 144 Saint Lucia 96.4% compare
- 146 North Macedonia 96.2% compare
- 147 Ecuador 96.0% compare
- 148 Philippines 95.9% compare
More education data for Bahrain
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 77.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,404 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 21.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 919,501 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9942 GPI (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Bahrain?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Bahrain was 96.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 115.2% in 1979.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 1994.
- How does Bahrain rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Bahrain ranks 145th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.