Bahrain vs IDA only: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Bahrain
16.3 years
in 2019
IDA only
9.75 years
in 2019
Bahrain rank
31st
IDA only rank
36th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Bahrain
  • IDA only
57.51012.51517.5197019942019

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 16.3 years against 9.75 years in IDA only, a difference of 6.55 years.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.7 times IDA only's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 31st and IDA only ranks 36th of 183 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain IDA only Difference Ahead
1970s 9.83 years 4.72 years 5.11 years Bahrain
1980s 12.11 years 5.51 years 6.6 years Bahrain
1990s 13.52 years 5.98 years 7.55 years Bahrain
2000s 13.28 years 7.94 years 5.34 years Bahrain
2010s 15.05 years 9.5 years 5.55 years Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Bahrain or IDA only?
Bahrain, at 16.3 years against 9.75 years in IDA only as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Bahrain and IDA only?
6.55 years, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and IDA only?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Bahrain and IDA only rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Bahrain ranks 31st and IDA only ranks 36th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.