School age population, early childhood education, female in Bahrain
Bahrain: School age population, early childhood education, female was 57,258 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Bahrain, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 57,258 for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Bahrain peaked at 61,132 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20,775, in 1998.
That places Bahrain 143rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20,775 | — |
| 1999 | 21,149 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 35,122 | +66.1% |
| 2001 | 34,880 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 34,488 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 34,413 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 34,910 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 35,916 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 37,339 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 39,061 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 40,871 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 42,542 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 43,742 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 43,626 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 43,227 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 43,231 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 46,041 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 49,570 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 50,423 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 50,854 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 52,323 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 51,807 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 61,132 | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 58,530 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 57,724 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 56,778 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 56,526 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 57,258 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,962 | 20,775 | 21,149 | 2 |
| 2000s | 36,954 | 34,413 | 42,542 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,484 | 43,227 | 52,323 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,991 | 56,526 | 61,132 | 6 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,221 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8605 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,404 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,239 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1819 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,982 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,538 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Bahrain?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Bahrain was 57,258 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 61,132 in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,775 in 1998.
- How does Bahrain rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Bahrain ranks 143rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release