Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Bahrain
Bahrain: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education was 13.01 pupils per teacher in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Bahrain, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in pupils per teacher.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 13.01 pupils per teacher for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Bahrain peaked at 13.21 pupils per teacher in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.83 pupils per teacher, in 2018.
Bahrain ranks 96th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | pupils per teacher | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.25 pupils per teacher | — |
| 2014 | 12.02 pupils per teacher | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 12.18 pupils per teacher | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 12.43 pupils per teacher | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 12.55 pupils per teacher | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 11.83 pupils per teacher | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 12.17 pupils per teacher | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 13.21 pupils per teacher | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 13.11 pupils per teacher | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 13.01 pupils per teacher | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.2 pupils per teacher | 11.83 pupils per teacher | 12.55 pupils per teacher | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.11 pupils per teacher | 13.01 pupils per teacher | 13.21 pupils per teacher | 3 |
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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 pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Bahrain?
- Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Bahrain was 13.01 pupils per teacher in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 13.21 pupils per teacher in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.83 pupils per teacher in 2018.
- How does Bahrain rank for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Bahrain ranks 96th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils per qualified teacher in primary education rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a primary level of education in a given country.