School age population, secondary education, female in Bahrain
Bahrain: School age population, secondary education, female was 55,478 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Bahrain, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Bahrain is 55,478, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Bahrain peaked at 55,478 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,377, in 1970.
Bahrain ranks 157th of 220 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, secondary education, female in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,377 | — |
| 1971 | 15,022 | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 15,920 | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 16,868 | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 17,694 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 18,427 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 19,040 | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 19,545 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 19,935 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 20,188 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 20,188 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 20,129 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 20,491 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 21,009 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 21,489 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 21,937 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 22,279 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 22,495 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 22,610 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 22,739 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 22,992 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 23,402 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 24,162 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 25,867 | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 27,365 | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 28,690 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 29,642 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 30,288 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 30,726 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 31,003 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 31,144 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 31,148 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33,884 | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 36,791 | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 38,951 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 40,398 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 41,297 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 41,861 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 42,265 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 42,654 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 43,054 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 42,676 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 41,114 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 39,944 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 41,706 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 44,534 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 46,033 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 46,820 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 47,634 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 48,715 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 49,881 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 50,192 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 49,969 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 52,333 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 54,563 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 55,478 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,702 | 14,377 | 20,188 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,537 | 20,129 | 22,739 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,414 | 22,992 | 31,003 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,039 | 31,144 | 42,654 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,223 | 39,944 | 48,715 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,069 | 49,881 | 55,478 | 6 |
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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, secondary education, female in Bahrain?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Bahrain was 55,478 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 55,478 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,377 in 1970.
- How does Bahrain rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Bahrain ranks 157th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release