School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bahrain
Bahrain: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.63 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bahrain, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 8.63 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bahrain peaked at 9.73 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.33 years, in 2003.
That places Bahrain 127th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.39 years | — |
| 1997 | 8.37 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 8.45 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 8.58 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 8.67 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 8.73 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 8.5 years | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 8.33 years | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 8.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 8.43 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 8.87 years | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 8.57 years | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 8.56 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.54 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.67 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 9.18 years | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 9.73 years | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 9.43 years | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 9.05 years | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 9.03 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.97 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 8.92 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.86 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.97 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.66 years | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 8.63 years | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.45 years | 8.37 years | 8.58 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.56 years | 8.33 years | 8.87 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.04 years | 8.54 years | 9.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.75 years | 8.63 years | 8.97 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 124 Canada 8.66 years compare
- 125 Ecuador 8.64 years compare
- 126 Kyrgyzstan 8.63 years compare
- 128 Cayman Islands 8.62 years compare
- 129 Belarus 8.6 years compare
- 130 North Macedonia 8.59 years compare
More education data for Bahrain
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.88 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bahrain?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Bahrain was 8.63 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 9.73 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.33 years in 2003.
- How does Bahrain rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Bahrain ranks 127th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release