School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Bahrain
Bahrain: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9981 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9981 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
119th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPIA
in 2002
All-time low
0.8125 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bahrain is 0.9981 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bahrain peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8125 GPIA, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 119th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8125 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8891 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9327 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9634 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9657 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9688 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9654 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9622 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9433 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.938 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9324 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9332 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9811 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9906 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9981 GPIA | +0.8% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.9981 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 99% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.9981 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 GPIA, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9337 GPIA | 0.8125 GPIA | 0.9688 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9324 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9906 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bahrain?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Bahrain was 0.9981 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8125 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Bahrain ranks 119th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 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