Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Bahrain
Bahrain: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9982 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bahrain stood at 0.9982 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bahrain peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4739 GPIA, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 58th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4739 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.8187 GPIA | +72.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8065 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9384 GPIA | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9472 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9497 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9523 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9659 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9992 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4739 GPIA | 0.4739 GPIA | 0.4739 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8187 GPIA | 0.8187 GPIA | 0.8187 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8065 GPIA | 0.8065 GPIA | 0.8065 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9469 GPIA | 0.9384 GPIA | 0.9523 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9923 GPIA | 0.9659 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 56 Brazil 1 GPIA compare
- 57 United States of America 0.9994 GPIA compare
- 59 Uruguay 0.9977 GPIA compare
- 60 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9977 GPIA compare
- 61 Philippines 0.9974 GPIA compare
More education data for Bahrain
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,404 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 77.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bahrain?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Bahrain was 0.9982 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4739 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Bahrain ranks 58th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release