Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Bahrain
Bahrain: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 10.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Bahrain, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 10.63 years for average years of schooling, males vs. females in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Bahrain peaked at 11.12 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.32 years, in 1990.
Bahrain ranks 81st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.32 years | — |
| 1991 | 5.63 years | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 5.96 years | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 6.29 years | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 6.63 years | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 6.96 years | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 7.29 years | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 7.62 years | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 7.95 years | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 8.29 years | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 8.62 years | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 8.95 years | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 8.85 years | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 8.75 years | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.65 years | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.55 years | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.46 years | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.36 years | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.26 years | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.16 years | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.06 years | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3 years | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.54 years | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 8.79 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 9.03 years | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 9.27 years | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 9.51 years | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 9.8 years | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 10.56 years | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 10.84 years | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 11.12 years | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 10.89 years | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 10.66 years | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 10.63 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.79 years | 5.32 years | 8.29 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.56 years | 8.16 years | 8.95 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.27 years | 8.06 years | 10.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.82 years | 10.63 years | 11.12 years | 4 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60,227 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0379 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0391 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,221 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8605 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,404 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Bahrain?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Bahrain was 10.63 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 11.12 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.32 years in 1990.
- How does Bahrain rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Bahrain ranks 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.