School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain
Bahrain: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 54,038 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain stood at 54,038 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain peaked at 54,038 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14,659 number, in 1970.
That places Bahrain 152nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,659 number | — |
| 1971 | 15,238 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 16,588 number | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 17,717 number | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 18,496 number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 18,865 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 18,950 number | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 19,402 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 19,702 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 19,959 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 20,576 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 20,596 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 20,450 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 19,916 number | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 19,060 number | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 18,287 number | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 18,075 number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 19,895 number | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 21,271 number | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 21,993 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 22,223 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 22,381 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 23,850 number | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 24,593 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 24,624 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 24,437 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 24,817 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 27,490 number | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 29,439 number | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 30,400 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 30,683 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 30,875 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 34,248 number | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 36,049 number | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 36,567 number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 36,598 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 37,161 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 40,990 number | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 43,138 number | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 43,142 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41,810 number | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 40,605 number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 44,027 number | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 45,639 number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 45,181 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 43,869 number | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 43,373 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 44,527 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 47,395 number | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 50,989 number | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 54,038 number | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,958 number | 14,659 number | 19,959 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,012 number | 18,075 number | 21,993 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,425 number | 22,223 number | 30,400 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,945 number | 30,683 number | 43,142 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,742 number | 40,605 number | 50,989 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,038 number | 54,038 number | 54,038 number | 1 |
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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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bahrain was 54,038 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 54,038 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,659 number in 1970.
- How does Bahrain rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Bahrain ranks 152nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.