School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bahrain
Bahrain: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bahrain, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bahrain is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bahrain peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.997 GPIA, in 2012.
That places Bahrain 55th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.997 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.997 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 52 Puerto Rico 1.01 GPIA compare
- 53 Cayman Islands 1.01 GPIA compare
- 54 Monaco 1.01 GPIA compare
- 56 Anguilla 1.01 GPIA compare
- 57 Trinidad and Tobago 1.01 GPIA compare
- 58 Niue 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for Bahrain
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bahrain?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Bahrain was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.997 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Bahrain rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Bahrain ranks 55th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release