Productivity vs. educational attainment in Bahrain
Bahrain: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 52.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Bahrain, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 52.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity vs. educational attainment in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Bahrain peaked at 62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2012 and was at its lowest, 42.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2005.
That places Bahrain 26th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 42.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 57.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 43.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 52.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 60.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 23 Saudi Arabia 59.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 24 Turkey 56.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 25 South Korea 53.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 27 United Arab Emirates 52.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 28 Hong Kong 51.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 29 Slovenia 51.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Bahrain
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,404 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.8 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Bahrain?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Bahrain was 52.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2012.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2005.
- How does Bahrain rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Bahrain ranks 26th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.