School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bahrain
Bahrain: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.68 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
8.68 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
121st
of 200 countries
All-time high
9.75 years
in 2013
All-time low
8.47 years
in 2004
Years of data
26
1996–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bahrain, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bahrain is 8.68 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bahrain peaked at 9.75 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.47 years, in 2004.
That places Bahrain 121st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.59 years | — |
| 1997 | 8.58 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 8.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 8.86 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 8.93 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 8.98 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.72 years | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 8.5 years | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 8.47 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 8.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.9 years | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 8.58 years | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 8.57 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.56 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.68 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 9.16 years | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 9.75 years | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 9.45 years | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 9.04 years | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 9.04 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 years | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.94 years | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.89 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 9 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.68 years | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 8.68 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.69 years | 8.58 years | 8.86 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.68 years | 8.47 years | 8.98 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.05 years | 8.56 years | 9.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.79 years | 8.68 years | 9 years | 3 |
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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, both sexes in Bahrain?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Bahrain was 8.68 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 9.75 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.47 years in 2004.
- How does Bahrain rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Bahrain ranks 121st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release