Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bahrain

Bahrain: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 98.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
98.8%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
120th
of 188 countries
All-time high
107.5%
in 1999
All-time low
95.0%
in 2012
Years of data
20
1996–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bahrain, 1996–2019

02550751001996200720191996: 106.7 %1997: 105.7 %1998: 106.7 %1999: 107.5 %2000: 106.2 %2001: 104.4 %2002: 103.7 %2003: 102.7 %2004: 101.8 %2005: 99.9 %2006: 101.9 %2011: 95.2 %2012: 95 %2013: 98 %2014: 99.8 %2015: 101.1 %2016: 102 %2017: 101.4 %2018: 100 %2019: 98.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bahrain stood at 98.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bahrain peaked at 107.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 2012.

Bahrain ranks 120th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Bahrain, 1996 to 2019.
Year % Change
1996 106.7%
1997 105.7% -1.0%
1998 106.7% +1.0%
1999 107.5% +0.7%
2000 106.2% -1.2%
2001 104.4% -1.7%
2002 103.7% -0.7%
2003 102.7% -0.9%
2004 101.8% -0.9%
2005 99.9% -1.9%
2006 101.9% +2.0%
2011 95.2% -6.6%
2012 95.0% -0.2%
2013 98.0% +3.2%
2014 99.8% +1.8%
2015 101.1% +1.3%
2016 102.0% +0.9%
2017 101.4% -0.5%
2018 100.0% -1.5%
2019 98.8% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 106.6% 105.7% 107.5% 4
2000s 103.0% 99.9% 106.2% 7
2010s 99.0% 95.0% 102.0% 9

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 117 Belarus 99.1% compare
  2. 118 Saint Lucia 98.9% compare
  3. 119 Ukraine 98.8% compare
  4. 121 Tajikistan 98.7% compare
  5. 122 Philippines 98.6% compare
  6. 123 Hungary 98.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bahrain?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Bahrain was 98.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 107.5% in 1999.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 2012.
How does Bahrain rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Bahrain ranks 120th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. 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.