Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Bahrain
Bahrain: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 99.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Bahrain, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 99.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Bahrain peaked at 108.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 85th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 69.7% | — |
| 1972 | 72.6% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 74.6% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 77.4% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 80.8% | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 82.4% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 83.6% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 78.1% | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 79.7% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 82.6% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 91.0% | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 95.7% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 101.1% | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 105.3% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 103.8% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 102.9% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 103.3% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 101.4% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 107.5% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 105.6% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 107.2% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 108.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 108.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 107.1% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 104.2% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 103.5% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 103.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 103.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 102.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 101.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 100.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 100.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 101.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 101.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 103.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 102.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 100.1% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.2% | 69.7% | 83.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 94.4% | 78.1% | 105.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 105.6% | 101.4% | 108.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.1% | 99.3% | 103.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 94.2% | 103.1% | 9 |
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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 gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Bahrain?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Bahrain was 99.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 108.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Bahrain ranks 85th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.