Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Bahrain
Bahrain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 6.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Bahrain, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 6.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Bahrain peaked at 8.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2000.
That places Bahrain 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.5% | — |
| 1965 | 7.9% | +21.4% |
| 1970 | 6.4% | -18.9% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | +27.8% |
| 1980 | 8.9% | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 7.7% | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 6.4% | -17.2% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 6.5% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 6.4% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Bahrain?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Bahrain was 6.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Bahrain ranks 114th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary