School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Bahrain
Bahrain: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.09 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Bahrain, 1971–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 1.09 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Bahrain peaked at 1.12 GPI in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7238 GPI, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 38th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7238 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.8518 GPI | +17.7% |
| 1973 | 0.887 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9408 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.947 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9612 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9439 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9236 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8599 GPI | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8486 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.809 GPI | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8479 GPI | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.8611 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9104 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9245 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9547 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9567 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9727 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.04 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.07 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.07 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.06 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.05 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.08 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.07 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.07 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.12 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.12 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.11 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9772 GPI | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9931 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPI | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8932 GPI | 0.7238 GPI | 0.9612 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9094 GPI | 0.809 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9772 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 10 |
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- 35 Palestine, State of 1.09 GPI compare
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- 37 Seychelles 1.09 GPI compare
- 39 Myanmar 1.09 GPI compare
- 40 Costa Rica 1.09 GPI compare
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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, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Bahrain?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Bahrain was 1.09 GPI in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPI in 2003.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7238 GPI in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Bahrain ranks 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.