School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Bahrain
Bahrain: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 0.9984 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9984 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
115th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2011
All-time low
0.8972 GPIA
in 1980
Years of data
48
1974–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain stood at 0.9984 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8972 GPIA, in 1980.
That places Bahrain 115th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.9478 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.9311 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9795 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.991 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9546 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9456 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8972 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9061 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9167 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9443 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9742 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9316 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9492 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9183 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9396 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9434 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9789 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9867 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9725 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9779 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9373 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9567 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9919 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9903 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9415 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9534 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9415 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.954 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.951 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9615 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.966 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9737 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9879 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9917 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9889 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9843 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9817 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9783 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.999 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9989 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9961 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9984 GPIA | -0.4% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.9984 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9972 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.9984 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 GPIA, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9583 GPIA | 0.9311 GPIA | 0.991 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.9321 GPIA | 0.8972 GPIA | 0.9742 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9704 GPIA | 0.9373 GPIA | 0.9919 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9645 GPIA | 0.9415 GPIA | 0.9917 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9954 GPIA | 0.9783 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9984 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 112 Burkina Faso 0.9988 GPIA compare
- 113 Zimbabwe 0.9985 GPIA compare
- 114 United Kingdom 0.9985 GPIA compare
- 116 Norway 0.9983 GPIA compare
- 117 South Korea 0.9981 GPIA compare
- 118 South Africa 0.9978 GPIA compare
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 life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain was 0.9984 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8972 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Bahrain rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bahrain ranks 115th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release