School enrollment, primary, private in Bahrain
Bahrain: School enrollment, primary, private was 37.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, primary, private in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Bahrain is 37.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Bahrain peaked at 39.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 28th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, primary, private in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.1% | — |
| 1972 | 6.4% | +25.6% |
| 1973 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 7.2% | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 8.9% | +23.7% |
| 1982 | 9.3% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 7.9% | -14.9% |
| 1984 | 10.8% | +37.0% |
| 1985 | 10.5% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 11.2% | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 10.7% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 13.3% | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 16.0% | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 17.2% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 17.1% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 17.4% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 36.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 37.7% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 7.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 7.9% | 13.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 13.2% | 18.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 19.1% | 24.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 32.5% | 37.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 37.7% | 39.3% | 3 |
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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 enrollment, primary, private in Bahrain?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Bahrain was 37.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Bahrain ranks 28th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.