Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 30.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Bahrain, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Bahrain is 30.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Bahrain peaked at 55.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2003.
That places Bahrain 50th out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.1% | — |
| 2007 | 18.8% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | +39.5% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | +50.7% |
| 2019 | 55.2% | +40.0% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | -45.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.1% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 26.2% | 55.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,982 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,538 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,252 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,152 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 31,329 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Bahrain?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Bahrain was 30.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2003.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Bahrain ranks 50th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).