School age population, secondary education, male in Bahrain
Bahrain: School age population, secondary education, male was 57,034 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
57,034
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
157th
of 220 countries
All-time high
59,071
in 2021
All-time low
16,050
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, male in Bahrain, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Bahrain is 57,034, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Bahrain peaked at 59,071 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16,050, in 1970.
That places Bahrain 157th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,050 | — |
| 1971 | 17,182 | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 19,221 | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 21,296 | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 22,821 | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 23,782 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 24,139 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 24,043 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 23,687 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 23,295 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 23,313 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 22,859 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 23,696 | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 24,686 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 25,322 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 25,627 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 25,641 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 25,485 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 25,326 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 25,352 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 25,625 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 26,195 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 27,461 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 30,274 | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 32,262 | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 33,524 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 34,158 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 34,492 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 34,817 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 35,238 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 35,631 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 35,939 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 41,317 | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 45,702 | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 47,564 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 47,748 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 46,991 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 45,975 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 45,274 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 45,178 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 45,551 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 45,065 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 43,316 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 42,022 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 44,025 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 46,939 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 48,373 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 49,345 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 49,960 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 50,426 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 51,313 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 59,071 | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 56,449 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 53,200 | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 55,969 | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 57,034 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,552 | 16,050 | 24,139 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,731 | 22,859 | 25,641 | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,405 | 25,625 | 35,238 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,732 | 35,631 | 47,748 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,502 | 42,022 | 50,426 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,506 | 51,313 | 59,071 | 6 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Bahrain?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Bahrain was 57,034 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 59,071 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,050 in 1970.
- How does Bahrain rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Bahrain ranks 157th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release