School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Bahrain
Bahrain: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
55th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.997 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
26
1996–2024
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 … lower adjusted GPIA 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% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9982 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9968 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
- 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, 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