School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Bahrain
Bahrain: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 18,503 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Bahrain, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Bahrain is 18,503 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Bahrain peaked at 18,503 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,872 number, in 1975.
Bahrain ranks 154th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,960 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,053 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 5,991 number | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 5,950 number | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 5,885 number | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 5,872 number | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 6,043 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 6,406 number | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 6,684 number | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 6,886 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 7,013 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 7,054 number | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 7,060 number | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 7,154 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 7,376 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 7,654 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 7,852 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 7,913 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 8,103 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 8,386 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 8,700 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 8,988 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 9,184 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 9,538 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 10,058 number | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 10,587 number | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 10,880 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 10,801 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 10,820 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 10,898 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 11,140 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 11,704 number | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 12,190 number | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 12,583 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 12,945 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 13,387 number | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 13,958 number | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 14,351 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 14,873 number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 15,523 number | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 16,017 number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 15,985 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 15,900 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 15,967 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 16,285 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 16,829 number | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 17,477 number | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 17,675 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 17,969 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 18,243 number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 18,503 number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,173 number | 5,872 number | 6,886 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,556 number | 7,013 number | 8,386 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,045 number | 8,700 number | 10,898 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,265 number | 11,140 number | 15,523 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,835 number | 15,900 number | 18,243 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,503 number | 18,503 number | 18,503 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Bahrain?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Bahrain was 18,503 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 18,503 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,872 number in 1975.
- How does Bahrain rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Bahrain ranks 154th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.