Adolescents out of school, female in Bahrain
Bahrain: Adolescents out of school, female was 1.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, female in Bahrain, 1977–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescents out of school, female in Bahrain stood at 1.8%.
That represents a change of down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Bahrain peaked at 21.1% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2002.
Bahrain ranks 126th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescents out of school, female in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 21.1% | — |
| 1978 | 18.9% | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 14.4% | -24.1% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | -24.2% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | -45.6% |
| 1984 | 15.4% | +160.5% |
| 1985 | 12.2% | -21.1% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | -20.8% |
| 1987 | 11.1% | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 4.7% | -57.9% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | -46.1% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +97.1% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | +44.1% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -40.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -76.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -52.2% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +918.0% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +57.9% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -19.0% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +27.3% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -71.1% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +114.3% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -47.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -55.7% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +105.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 1.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.2%, 25% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, female in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +918.0% | 0.4% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.1% | 14.4% | 21.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 4.7% | 15.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 2.5% | 7.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 0.4% | 7.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 0.9% | 7.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,964 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,992 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 109,221 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 122,305 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Bahrain?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Bahrain was 1.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 1977.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
- How does Bahrain rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Bahrain ranks 126th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.