Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … male educational in Bahrain
Bahrain: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … male educational was 3.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Bahrain, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Bahrain stood at 3.4%.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 33.7% 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, 2.8%, in 2008.
That places Bahrain 57th out of 66 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 … male educational in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -7.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 3.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.8%, 8% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 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 3.4% 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 2.8% in 2008.
- How does Bahrain rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Bahrain ranks 57th 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 33.7%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release