Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bahrain
Bahrain: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 95.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bahrain is 95.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bahrain peaked at 99.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 1973.
That places Bahrain 117th 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 47 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 69.2% | — |
| 1972 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 69.1% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 70.9% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 76.0% | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 76.7% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 79.5% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 79.2% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 79.7% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 76.2% | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 73.3% | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 75.4% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 78.9% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 83.8% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 89.3% | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 93.0% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 89.7% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 84.3% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 84.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 87.3% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 88.5% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 89.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 93.0% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 95.1% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 92.9% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 89.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.4% | 69.1% | 79.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 83.3% | 73.3% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.6% | 84.3% | 95.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 89.3% | 95.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 93.6% | 99.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 93.3% | 96.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bahrain?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Bahrain was 95.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 1973.
- How does Bahrain rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Bahrain ranks 117th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release