Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Bahrain
Bahrain: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 11,728 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Bahrain, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Bahrain is 11,728 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Bahrain peaked at 11,728 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,034 number, in 1970.
Bahrain ranks 150th 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, male in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,034 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,081 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 3,077 number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 3,147 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 3,275 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 3,451 number | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 3,655 number | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 3,760 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 3,869 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 3,977 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 4,077 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 4,182 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 4,368 number | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 4,490 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 4,579 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 4,667 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 4,783 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 4,943 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 5,140 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 5,354 number | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 5,550 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 5,700 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 5,877 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 5,990 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 6,044 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 6,023 number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 5,918 number | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 6,029 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 6,246 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 6,570 number | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 7,012 number | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 7,563 number | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 7,550 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 7,608 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 7,774 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 8,085 number | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 8,566 number | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 8,628 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 8,673 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 8,703 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 8,681 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 8,650 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 8,955 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 9,119 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 9,261 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 9,507 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 9,949 number | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 10,019 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 10,456 number | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 11,087 number | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 11,728 number | +5.8% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 11,728 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 51% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 11,728 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 104,917 number, 11% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,433 number | 3,034 number | 3,977 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,658 number | 4,077 number | 5,354 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,995 number | 5,550 number | 6,570 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,016 number | 7,012 number | 8,703 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,568 number | 8,650 number | 11,087 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,728 number | 11,728 number | 11,728 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, male in Bahrain?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Bahrain was 11,728 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 11,728 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,034 number in 1970.
- How does Bahrain rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Bahrain ranks 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.