Population of compulsory school age, male in Bahrain
Bahrain: Population of compulsory school age, male was 94,562 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Bahrain, 2004–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, male in Bahrain stood at 94,562. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Bahrain peaked at 94,562 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66,123, in 2004.
Bahrain ranks 147th of 197 countries on this measure, 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, male in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 66,123 | — |
| 2005 | 66,526 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 67,006 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 67,701 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 68,680 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 70,044 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 71,882 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 72,406 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 70,053 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 68,402 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 72,998 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 79,117 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 82,108 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 83,878 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 85,607 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 87,307 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 89,265 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 88,001 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 87,307 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 92,271 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 94,328 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 94,562 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67,680 | 66,123 | 70,044 | 6 |
| 2010s | 77,376 | 68,402 | 87,307 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,956 | 87,307 | 94,562 | 6 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Bahrain?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Bahrain was 94,562 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 94,562 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,123 in 2004.
- How does Bahrain rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Bahrain ranks 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release