Female teachers in Bahrain
Bahrain: Female teachers was 77.12 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female teachers in Bahrain, 1973–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 77.12 for female teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in Bahrain peaked at 77.12 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.15, in 1974.
Bahrain ranks 107th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female teachers in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 42.11 | — |
| 1974 | 41.15 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 44.62 | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 46.28 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 46.77 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 47.25 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 47.21 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 48.25 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 48.2 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 48.96 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 49.01 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 49.97 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 51.38 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 47.58 | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 56.78 | +19.3% |
| 1988 | 57.53 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 49.27 | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 47.89 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 48.16 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 48.07 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 60.39 | +25.6% |
| 1994 | 62.02 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 65.3 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 74.83 | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 74.89 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.09 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 74.66 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 74.59 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.56 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.66 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.14 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 74.8 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 74.32 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 75.45 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 76.55 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 77.12 | +0.7% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 77.12 is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.32, 91% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 77.12 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75.68, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female teachers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +25.6% | 48.07 | 60.39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.05 | 41.15 | 47.25 | 7 |
| 1980s | 50.69 | 47.58 | 57.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.3 | 47.89 | 65.3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.58 | 74.09 | 74.89 | 9 |
| 2020s | 75.86 | 74.32 | 77.12 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.95 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.25 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in Bahrain?
- Female teachers in Bahrain was 77.12 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 77.12 in 2024.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.15 in 1974.
- How does Bahrain rank for female teachers?
- Bahrain ranks 107th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female teachers rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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