Population of compulsory school age, female in Bahrain
Bahrain: Population of compulsory school age, female was 90,931 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Bahrain, 2004–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 90,931 for population of compulsory school age, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Bahrain peaked at 90,931 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61,746, in 2004.
That places Bahrain 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 61,746 | — |
| 2005 | 62,866 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 63,809 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 64,562 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 65,338 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 66,413 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 68,023 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 68,740 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 66,514 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 64,994 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 69,460 | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 75,452 | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 78,525 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 80,433 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 82,310 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 83,919 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 85,664 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 83,407 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 83,773 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 88,628 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 90,313 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 90,931 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64,122 | 61,746 | 66,413 | 6 |
| 2010s | 73,837 | 64,994 | 83,919 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,119 | 83,407 | 90,931 | 6 |
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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 population of compulsory school age, female in Bahrain?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Bahrain was 90,931 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 90,931 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,746 in 2004.
- How does Bahrain rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Bahrain ranks 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release