School enrollment, primary, male in Bahrain
Bahrain: School enrollment, primary, male was 97.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Bahrain, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 97.6% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2018.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Bahrain peaked at 99.3% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 1982.
That places Bahrain 27th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.2% | 85.5% | 94.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 91.0% | 84.1% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 96.1% | 98.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 87.2% | 91.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 89.3% | 97.6% | 7 |
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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 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, female 21.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 919,501 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Bahrain?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Bahrain was 97.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 1989.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 1982.
- How does Bahrain rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Bahrain ranks 27th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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, male (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.