School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahrain
Bahrain: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 66,625 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahrain, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahrain stood at 66,625 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahrain peaked at 66,625 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18,888 number, in 1970.
That places Bahrain 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18,888 number | — |
| 1971 | 19,350 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 19,851 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 20,642 number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 21,585 number | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 22,185 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 23,060 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 23,455 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 23,992 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 24,707 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 25,976 number | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 26,973 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 28,006 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 28,803 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 29,473 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 30,150 number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 30,996 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 32,204 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 33,496 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 34,719 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 35,635 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 36,222 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 36,939 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 37,300 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 37,264 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 36,224 number | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 35,743 number | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 36,855 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 38,445 number | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 40,402 number | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 42,511 number | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 44,914 number | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 44,735 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 44,977 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 45,822 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 47,869 number | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 50,044 number | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 49,840 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 49,951 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 50,382 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 51,819 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 52,670 number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 54,707 number | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 56,250 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 57,609 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 59,259 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 61,523 number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 62,550 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 64,449 number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 66,625 number | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,772 number | 18,888 number | 24,707 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,080 number | 25,976 number | 34,719 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,103 number | 35,635 number | 40,402 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,104 number | 42,511 number | 50,382 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,746 number | 51,819 number | 66,625 number | 10 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahrain?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Bahrain was 66,625 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 66,625 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,888 number in 1970.
- How does Bahrain rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Bahrain ranks 152nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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, pre-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 pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.