Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bahrain
Bahrain: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bahrain, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.4% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and down 92.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bahrain peaked at 26.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.
Bahrain ranks 195th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.7% | — |
| 2001 | 25.7% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -23.6% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -21.9% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -60.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 7% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.7%, 3% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -60.0% | 1.5% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 14.1% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 2.5% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bahrain?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Bahrain was 0.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does Bahrain rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Bahrain ranks 195th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release