Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bahrain
Bahrain: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 10,357 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bahrain, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bahrain stood at 10,357 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bahrain peaked at 10,357 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,049 number, in 1970.
Bahrain ranks 152nd 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, female in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,049 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,064 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 3,099 number | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 3,192 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 3,322 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 3,467 number | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 3,592 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 3,661 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 3,727 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 3,797 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 3,887 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 4,017 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 4,142 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 4,252 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 4,357 number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 4,453 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 4,541 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 4,708 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 4,884 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 5,059 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 5,219 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 5,349 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 5,519 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 5,648 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 5,735 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 5,759 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 5,698 number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 5,784 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 5,956 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 6,200 number | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 6,511 number | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 6,878 number | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 6,965 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 7,066 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 7,212 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 7,435 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 7,761 number | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 7,871 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 7,971 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8,069 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 8,164 number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8,281 number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 8,555 number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 8,810 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 9,069 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 9,357 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 9,688 number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 9,874 number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 10,051 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 10,217 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 10,357 number | +1.4% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 10,357 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 48% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 10,357 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98,826 number, 10% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,397 number | 3,049 number | 3,797 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,430 number | 3,887 number | 5,059 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,687 number | 5,219 number | 6,200 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,374 number | 6,511 number | 8,069 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,207 number | 8,164 number | 10,217 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,357 number | 10,357 number | 10,357 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 149 Comoros 11,276 number compare
- 150 North Macedonia 11,149 number compare
- 151 Slovenia 10,643 number compare
- 153 Djibouti 9,726 number compare
- 154 Trinidad and Tobago 9,400 number compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 9,288 number compare
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, female in Bahrain?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Bahrain was 10,357 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 10,357 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,049 number in 1970.
- How does Bahrain rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Bahrain ranks 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.