School age population, upper secondary education, male in Bahrain
Bahrain: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 27,021 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
27,021
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
156th
of 220 countries
All-time high
30,618
in 2021
All-time low
7,662
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Bahrain, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Bahrain stood at 27,021.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Bahrain peaked at 30,618 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7,662, in 1970.
That places Bahrain 156th 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, upper secondary education, male in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,662 | — |
| 1971 | 8,192 | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 9,282 | +13.3% |
| 1973 | 10,437 | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 11,348 | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 12,023 | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 12,368 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 12,383 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 12,163 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 11,884 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 11,996 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 11,691 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 12,227 | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 12,889 | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 13,249 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 13,297 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 13,121 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 12,850 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 12,569 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 12,310 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 12,134 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 12,165 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 12,796 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 14,714 | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 16,144 | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 16,814 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 16,830 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 16,633 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 16,633 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16,858 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 17,152 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 17,358 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 21,010 | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 24,228 | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 25,757 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 25,901 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 24,998 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 23,716 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 22,728 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 22,386 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 22,501 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 22,293 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 21,370 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 20,766 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 21,486 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 22,615 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 23,208 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 23,631 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 23,909 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 23,874 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 24,209 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 30,618 | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 29,443 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 24,917 | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 26,067 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 27,021 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,774 | 7,662 | 12,383 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,620 | 11,691 | 13,297 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,172 | 12,134 | 16,858 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,523 | 17,152 | 25,901 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,565 | 20,766 | 23,909 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,046 | 24,209 | 30,618 | 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, upper secondary education, male in Bahrain?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Bahrain was 27,021 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 30,618 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,662 in 1970.
- How does Bahrain rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Bahrain ranks 156th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release