Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Bahrain

Bahrain: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development was 10.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
10.2%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
48th
of 174 countries
All-time high
10.2%
in 2019
All-time low
2.7%
in 2008
Years of data
18
2000–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Bahrain, 2000–2019

2468102000200920192000: 3.2 %2001: 2.8 %2003: 2.9 %2004: 3.2 %2005: 3.2 %2006: 3.6 %2008: 2.7 %2009: 4.1 %2010: 3.4 %2011: 3.7 %2012: 4.2 %2013: 3.9 %2014: 4.6 %2015: 5.1 %2016: 7 %2017: 8.7 %2018: 9.8 %2019: 10.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 10.2% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 145.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Bahrain peaked at 10.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2008.

Bahrain ranks 48th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%) in Bahrain, 2000 to 2019.
Year % Change
2000 3.2% —
2001 2.8% -11.7%
2003 2.9% +4.7%
2004 3.2% +8.9%
2005 3.2% +0.7%
2006 3.6% +11.3%
2008 2.7% -24.1%
2009 4.1% +53.3%
2010 3.4% -17.2%
2011 3.7% +8.3%
2012 4.2% +14.3%
2013 3.9% -7.8%
2014 4.6% +17.7%
2015 5.1% +11.5%
2016 7.0% +36.9%
2017 8.7% +23.0%
2018 9.8% +13.6%
2019 10.2% +3.4%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 10.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.0%, 3.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.2% 2.7% 4.1% 8
2010s 6.1% 3.4% 10.2% 10

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 45 Mauritius 13.6% compare
  2. 46 Puerto Rico 12.3% compare
  3. 47 Sao Tome and Principe 11.2% compare
  4. 49 El Salvador 7.4% compare
  5. 50 Dominica 7.2% compare
  6. 51 Kyrgyzstan 6.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Bahrain?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Bahrain was 10.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2008.
How does Bahrain rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Bahrain ranks 48th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 145.4%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,961 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.