Bahrain vs Madagascar: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Bahrain
95.9%
in 2024
Madagascar
95.8%
in 2020
Bahrain rank
78th
Madagascar rank
81st
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Bahrain
- Madagascar
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 95.9% against 95.8% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 78th and Madagascar ranks 81st of 190 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.9% | 60.6% | 6.3% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 94.2% | 61.2% | 33.0% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 92.2% | 57.6% | 34.6% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 67.0% | 26.3% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.6% | 0.4% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Bahrain or Madagascar?
- Bahrain, at 95.9% against 95.8% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Bahrain and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Madagascar?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
- How do Bahrain and Madagascar rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Bahrain ranks 78th and Madagascar ranks 81st of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.