School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bahrain
Bahrain: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 10,209 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10,209
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
156th
of 222 countries
All-time high
10,752
in 2020
All-time low
3,680
in 1975
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bahrain, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 10,209 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bahrain peaked at 10,752 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,680, in 1975.
Bahrain ranks 156th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,860 | — |
| 1971 | 3,788 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 3,741 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 3,732 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 3,688 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 3,680 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 3,713 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 3,887 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 4,172 | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 4,448 | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 4,650 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 4,791 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 4,822 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 4,845 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 4,899 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 4,969 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 5,059 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 5,324 | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 5,779 | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 6,132 | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 6,469 | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 6,780 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 7,008 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 7,017 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 6,974 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 6,905 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 6,842 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 6,886 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 7,097 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 7,209 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 7,302 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 7,363 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 7,368 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 7,354 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 7,351 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 7,384 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 7,456 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 7,663 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 8,041 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 8,481 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 8,857 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 8,837 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8,600 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 8,524 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 9,118 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 9,866 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 10,172 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 10,351 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 10,621 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 10,689 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 10,752 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 10,511 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 10,460 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 10,579 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 10,392 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 10,209 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,871 | 3,680 | 4,448 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,127 | 4,650 | 6,132 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,919 | 6,469 | 7,209 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,576 | 7,302 | 8,481 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,564 | 8,524 | 10,689 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,484 | 10,209 | 10,752 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 153 Solomon Islands 10,491 compare
- 153 Slovenia 10,491 compare
- 155 North Macedonia 10,211 compare
- 157 Trinidad and Tobago 8,699 compare
- 158 Fiji 8,564 compare
- 159 Guyana 8,511 compare
More education data for Bahrain
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,252 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,152 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 31,329 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bahrain?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bahrain was 10,209 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 10,752 in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,680 in 1975.
- How does Bahrain rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Bahrain ranks 156th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release