Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions was 0.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Bahrain, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.9% for percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Bahrain peaked at 0.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.
That places Bahrain 148th out of 189 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.
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8% | — |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 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 percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Bahrain?
- Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Bahrain was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions?
- Bahrain ranks 148th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release