School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bahrain
Bahrain: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.92 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bahrain, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 5.92 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bahrain peaked at 6.37 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.56 years, in 1973.
That places Bahrain 99th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.71 years | 2.56 years | 3.1 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.36 years | 3.3 years | 5.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.42 years | 4.97 years | 5.73 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.15 years | 4.81 years | 5.59 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.95 years | 5.4 years | 6.37 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.09 years | 5.92 years | 6.22 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 96 Costa Rica 6 years compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 years compare
- 98 Israel 5.93 years compare
- 100 Cabo Verde 5.92 years compare
- 101 Libya 5.86 years compare
- 102 United States 5.84 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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0059 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bahrain?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Bahrain was 5.92 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 6.37 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 years in 1973.
- How does Bahrain rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Bahrain ranks 99th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release