School age population, early childhood educational development in Bahrain
Bahrain: School age population, early childhood educational development was 28,664 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Bahrain, 2000β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Bahrain stood at 28,664.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Bahrain peaked at 30,126 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13,418, in 2002.
That places Bahrain 75th out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,983 | 13,418 | 17,540 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,403 | 17,623 | 21,317 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,266 | 26,824 | 30,126 | 6 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- 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)
- 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 mean years of schooling 1.8 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Bahrain?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Bahrain was 28,664 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 30,126 in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,418 in 2002.
- How does Bahrain rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Bahrain ranks 75th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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 educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release