School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bahrain
Bahrain: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 84,836 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bahrain, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bahrain stood at 84,836 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bahrain peaked at 96,238 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17,855 number, in 1970.
Bahrain ranks 155th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,855 number | — |
| 1971 | 19,094 number | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 21,784 number | +14.1% |
| 1973 | 24,573 number | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 27,330 number | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 29,887 number | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 32,029 number | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 34,822 number | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 37,120 number | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 38,672 number | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 40,768 number | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 40,781 number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 39,885 number | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 38,394 number | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 36,671 number | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 34,823 number | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 32,869 number | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 34,922 number | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 36,816 number | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 38,403 number | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 39,470 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 39,862 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 42,159 number | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 44,224 number | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 45,773 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 46,501 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 45,985 number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 47,042 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 48,829 number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 51,036 number | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 53,171 number | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 54,789 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 61,614 number | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 68,278 number | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 74,174 number | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 78,641 number | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 80,733 number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 88,439 number | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 93,548 number | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 96,238 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 95,596 number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 91,376 number | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 93,751 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 93,807 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 92,218 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 89,891 number | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 87,336 number | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 90,606 number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 89,022 number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 84,836 number | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28,317 number | 17,855 number | 38,672 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 37,433 number | 32,869 number | 40,781 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,088 number | 39,470 number | 51,036 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,962 number | 53,171 number | 96,238 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 90,844 number | 84,836 number | 95,596 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Bahrain?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bahrain was 84,836 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 96,238 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,855 number in 1970.
- How does Bahrain rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Bahrain ranks 155th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.