Over-age students, primary in Bahrain
Bahrain: Over-age students, primary was 2.7% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Bahrain, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 2.7% for over-age students, primary in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Bahrain peaked at 28.3% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2015.
Bahrain ranks 131st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 28.2% | — |
| 1972 | 27.8% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 28.3% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 27.5% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 26.0% | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 26.9% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 25.5% | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 26.0% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 26.0% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 24.3% | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 22.6% | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 23.1% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 20.2% | -12.6% |
| 1984 | 17.6% | -12.7% |
| 1985 | 15.7% | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 12.5% | -20.4% |
| 1987 | 12.4% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 10.6% | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 8.1% | -20.7% |
| 1992 | 8.0% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | -17.6% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +35.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -52.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.9% | 25.5% | 28.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 16.9% | 10.2% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.0% | 8.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.4% | 5.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 8 |
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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 over-age students, primary in Bahrain?
- Over-age students, primary in Bahrain was 2.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 1973.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2015.
- How does Bahrain rank for over-age students, primary?
- Bahrain ranks 131st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.