Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bahrain
Bahrain: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 77.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bahrain, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 77.1% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bahrain peaked at 77.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 1974.
Bahrain ranks 107th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 42.1% | — |
| 1974 | 41.1% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 44.6% | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 46.3% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 46.8% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 47.2% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 48.2% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 49.0% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 50.0% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 51.4% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 47.6% | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 56.8% | +19.3% |
| 1988 | 57.5% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 49.3% | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 47.9% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 48.2% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 48.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 60.4% | +25.6% |
| 1994 | 62.0% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 65.3% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 76.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.1% | 41.1% | 47.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 47.6% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.3% | 47.9% | 65.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 74.1% | 74.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 74.3% | 77.1% | 4 |
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 teachers in primary education who are female in Bahrain?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Bahrain was 77.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 1974.
- How does Bahrain rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Bahrain ranks 107th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release