School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Bahrain
Bahrain: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.07 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Bahrain, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Bahrain is 1.07 GPI, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Bahrain peaked at 1.16 GPI in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7379 GPI, in 1971.
That places Bahrain 41st out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7379 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.7822 GPI | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8058 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8243 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8308 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8458 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8597 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8607 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8519 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8561 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8537 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8669 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9792 GPI | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.03 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.05 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.07 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.07 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.07 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.06 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.07 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.14 GPI | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.16 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.16 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPI | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.14 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.15 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.13 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPI | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPI | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8221 GPI | 0.7379 GPI | 0.8607 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9431 GPI | 0.8537 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.06 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.15 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 9 |
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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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Bahrain?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Bahrain was 1.07 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPI in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7379 GPI in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Bahrain ranks 41st out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.