School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain
Bahrain: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 108,227 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain is 108,227 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain peaked at 108,227 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25,859 number, in 1970.
Bahrain ranks 156th 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, secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25,859 number | — |
| 1971 | 26,966 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 28,651 number | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 29,826 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 30,556 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 30,833 number | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 30,835 number | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 31,717 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 32,617 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 33,398 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 41,076 number | +23.0% |
| 1981 | 41,268 number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 40,820 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 39,979 number | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 39,153 number | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 38,909 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 39,607 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 42,361 number | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 44,214 number | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 45,396 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 46,287 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 47,271 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 49,344 number | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 50,582 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 51,533 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 52,820 number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 54,908 number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 58,739 number | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 60,971 number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 62,002 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 62,579 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 63,513 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 68,334 number | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 71,249 number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 73,018 number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 74,475 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 76,524 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 81,760 number | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 84,896 number | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 86,063 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 86,068 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85,896 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 90,694 number | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 91,924 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 91,055 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 90,499 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 92,116 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 95,626 number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 100,433 number | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 105,036 number | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 108,227 number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,126 number | 25,859 number | 33,398 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,278 number | 38,909 number | 45,396 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 53,446 number | 46,287 number | 62,002 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,241 number | 62,579 number | 86,063 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,935 number | 85,896 number | 105,036 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 108,227 number | 108,227 number | 108,227 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, secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain was 108,227 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 108,227 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,859 number in 1970.
- How does Bahrain rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Bahrain ranks 156th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.