Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 51.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bahrain, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bahrain stood at 51.2%.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bahrain peaked at 58.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 1999.
Bahrain ranks 115th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.4% | 32.4% | 32.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 32.9% | 47.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 48.6% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 51.2% | 54.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,404 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.8 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bahrain?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Bahrain was 51.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 1999.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Bahrain ranks 115th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.