Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Bahrain
Bahrain: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 3.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Bahrain, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Bahrain is 3.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Bahrain peaked at 5.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2008.
That places Bahrain 59th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Bahrain?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Bahrain was 3.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2008.
- How does Bahrain rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Bahrain ranks 59th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release