School enrollment, primary, female in Bahrain
Bahrain: School enrollment, primary, female was 95.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Bahrain, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary, female in Bahrain stood at 95.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Bahrain peaked at 99.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 67.2%, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 48th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 67.2% | — |
| 1972 | 70.7% | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 72.4% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 72.5% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 75.9% | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 73.8% | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 73.6% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 72.8% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 75.0% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 78.1% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 76.9% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 80.7% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 85.5% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 91.4% | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 95.9% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 97.9% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 98.8% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 98.0% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 98.8% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 99.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 95.7% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 95.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 93.7% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 93.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | -1.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 95.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.8%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 95.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.7% | 67.2% | 75.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 88.0% | 76.9% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.9% | 98.0% | 99.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 91.2% | 95.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 91.2% | 97.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,964 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,992 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 109,221 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 122,305 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Bahrain?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Bahrain was 95.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.2% in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Bahrain ranks 48th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.