Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … female educational in Bahrain
Bahrain: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … female educational was 2.9% 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 2.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 39.6% 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, 2.6%, in 2008.
Bahrain ranks 58th of 66 countries on this measure, 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 … female educational in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +57.1% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -18.5% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -8.5% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 2.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.2%, 7% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 4.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.1% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Bahrain?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Bahrain was 2.9% 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 2.6% in 2008.
- How does Bahrain rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Bahrain ranks 58th out of 66 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 39.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release