Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Bahrain
Bahrain: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 22,085 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Bahrain, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Bahrain stood at 22,085 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Bahrain peaked at 22,085 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,083 number, in 1970.
Bahrain ranks 151st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,083 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,145 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 6,176 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 6,339 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 6,597 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 6,918 number | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 7,247 number | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 7,421 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 7,596 number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 7,774 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 7,964 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 8,199 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 8,510 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 8,742 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 8,936 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 9,120 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 9,324 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 9,651 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 10,024 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 10,413 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 10,769 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 11,049 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 11,396 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 11,638 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 11,779 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 11,782 number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11,616 number | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 11,813 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 12,202 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 12,770 number | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 13,523 number | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 14,441 number | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 14,515 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 14,674 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 14,986 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 15,520 number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 16,327 number | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 16,499 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 16,644 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 16,772 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 16,845 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 16,931 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 17,510 number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 17,929 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 18,330 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 18,864 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 19,637 number | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 19,893 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 20,507 number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 21,304 number | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 22,085 number | +3.7% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 22,085 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 44,436 number, 50% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 22,085 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 203,743 number, 11% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,830 number | 6,083 number | 7,774 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,088 number | 7,964 number | 10,413 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,681 number | 10,769 number | 12,770 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,390 number | 13,523 number | 16,772 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,775 number | 16,845 number | 21,304 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,085 number | 22,085 number | 22,085 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Bahrain?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Bahrain was 22,085 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 22,085 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,083 number in 1970.
- How does Bahrain rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Bahrain ranks 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.