School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bahrain
Bahrain: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 122,157 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes in Bahrain is 122,157 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bahrain peaked at 122,157 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36,066 number, in 1972.
That places Bahrain 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36,160 number | — |
| 1971 | 36,352 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 36,066 number | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 36,197 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 36,840 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 38,093 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 39,899 number | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 41,412 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 42,719 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 43,794 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 44,615 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 45,290 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 46,485 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 47,696 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 48,867 number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 49,951 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 50,956 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 52,273 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 54,045 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 56,041 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 58,006 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 59,757 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 61,807 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 63,980 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 65,917 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 67,156 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 67,354 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 67,644 number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 68,700 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 70,719 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 74,043 number | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 78,873 number | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 80,460 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 82,043 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 84,068 number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 87,000 number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 91,164 number | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 93,388 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 95,854 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 97,863 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 98,622 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 98,070 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 100,190 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 102,076 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 104,088 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 106,871 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 110,966 number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 112,110 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 114,608 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 118,149 number | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 122,157 number | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38,753 number | 36,066 number | 43,794 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 49,622 number | 44,615 number | 56,041 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,104 number | 58,006 number | 70,719 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,476 number | 74,043 number | 97,863 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 106,575 number | 98,070 number | 118,149 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 122,157 number | 122,157 number | 122,157 number | 1 |
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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, primary education, both sexes in Bahrain?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bahrain was 122,157 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 122,157 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,066 number in 1972.
- How does Bahrain rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Bahrain ranks 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.