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

Bahrain: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 97.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
97.4%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
131st
of 188 countries
All-time high
107.4%
in 1999
All-time low
94.3%
in 2012
Years of data
20
1996–2019

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

02550751001996200720191996: 106.4 %1997: 106.1 %1998: 106.9 %1999: 107.4 %2000: 105.1 %2001: 100.9 %2002: 100.8 %2003: 99.8 %2004: 98.5 %2005: 96.1 %2006: 96.7 %2011: 94.5 %2012: 94.3 %2013: 97.3 %2014: 100 %2015: 101.5 %2016: 100.3 %2017: 100 %2018: 98.7 %2019: 97.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 97.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in 2019.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Bahrain peaked at 107.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 94.3%, in 2012.

That places Bahrain 131st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Bahrain, 1996 to 2019.
Year % Change
1996 106.4%
1997 106.1% -0.3%
1998 106.9% +0.7%
1999 107.4% +0.5%
2000 105.1% -2.2%
2001 100.9% -4.0%
2002 100.8% -0.1%
2003 99.8% -1.1%
2004 98.5% -1.2%
2005 96.1% -2.4%
2006 96.7% +0.6%
2011 94.5% -2.3%
2012 94.3% -0.2%
2013 97.3% +3.2%
2014 100.0% +2.7%
2015 101.5% +1.5%
2016 100.3% -1.2%
2017 100.0% -0.3%
2018 98.7% -1.3%
2019 97.4% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 106.7% 106.1% 107.4% 4
2000s 99.7% 96.1% 105.1% 7
2010s 98.2% 94.3% 101.5% 9

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 128 Ghana 98.0% compare
  2. 129 Ukraine 97.5% compare
  3. 130 Paraguay 97.4% compare
  4. 132 Slovakia 97.3% compare
  5. 133 Palestine, State of 96.9% compare
  6. 134 Burundi 96.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Bahrain?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Bahrain was 97.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 107.4% in 1999.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 94.3% in 2012.
How does Bahrain rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Bahrain ranks 131st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.