School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain
Bahrain: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 54,189 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 54,189 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain peaked at 54,189 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,200 number, in 1970.
Bahrain ranks 157th of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11,200 number | — |
| 1971 | 11,728 number | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 12,063 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 12,109 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 12,060 number | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 11,968 number | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 11,885 number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 12,315 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 12,915 number | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 13,439 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 20,500 number | +52.5% |
| 1981 | 20,672 number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 20,370 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 20,063 number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 20,093 number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 20,622 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 21,532 number | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 22,466 number | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 22,943 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 23,403 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 24,064 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 24,890 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 25,494 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 25,989 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 26,909 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 28,383 number | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 30,091 number | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 31,249 number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 31,532 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 31,602 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 31,896 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 32,638 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 34,086 number | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 35,200 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 36,451 number | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 37,877 number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 39,363 number | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 40,770 number | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 41,758 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 42,921 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 44,258 number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 45,291 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 46,667 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 46,285 number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 45,874 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 46,630 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 48,743 number | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 51,099 number | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 53,038 number | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 54,047 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 54,189 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,168 number | 11,200 number | 13,439 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,266 number | 20,063 number | 23,403 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,020 number | 24,064 number | 31,602 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,296 number | 31,896 number | 42,921 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,193 number | 44,258 number | 54,047 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,189 number | 54,189 number | 54,189 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain was 54,189 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 54,189 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,200 number in 1970.
- How does Bahrain rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Bahrain ranks 157th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.