School age population, primary education, male in Bahrain
Bahrain: School age population, primary education, male was 64,549 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
64,549
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
152nd
of 222 countries
All-time high
64,549
in 2025
All-time low
20,766
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, male in Bahrain, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, male in Bahrain stood at 64,549. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Bahrain peaked at 64,549 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20,766, in 1970.
Bahrain ranks 152nd 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, primary education, male in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20,766 | — |
| 1971 | 21,321 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 22,021 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 22,428 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 22,560 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 22,514 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 22,396 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 22,318 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 22,446 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 22,907 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 23,731 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 24,903 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 26,026 | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 26,793 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 27,330 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 27,747 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 28,196 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 28,783 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 29,669 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 30,975 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 32,612 | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 34,541 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 36,608 | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 37,961 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 38,901 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 39,375 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 39,599 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 39,672 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 39,835 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 40,298 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 40,970 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 41,844 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 43,028 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 43,821 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 44,316 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 44,679 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 45,013 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 45,442 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 46,134 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 47,252 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 48,832 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 49,634 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 48,107 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 47,146 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 50,459 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 54,793 | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 56,943 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 58,164 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 59,556 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 60,755 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 62,161 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 59,548 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 60,301 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 63,988 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 64,426 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 64,549 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22,168 | 20,766 | 22,907 | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,415 | 23,731 | 30,975 | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,940 | 32,612 | 40,298 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,250 | 40,970 | 47,252 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,439 | 47,146 | 60,755 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,496 | 59,548 | 64,549 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 149 Republic of Moldova 67,003 compare
- 150 Latvia 65,674 compare
- 151 Trinidad and Tobago 64,829 compare
- 153 Albania 63,280 compare
- 154 Solomon Islands 62,933 compare
- 155 Lithuania 61,717 compare
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, male in Bahrain?
- School age population, primary education, male in Bahrain was 64,549 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 64,549 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,766 in 1970.
- How does Bahrain rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Bahrain ranks 152nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release