Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bahrain

Bahrain: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 11,274 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
11,274 number
Change on year
up 40.2%
World rank
104th
of 139 countries
All-time high
18,732 number
in 2012
All-time low
1,762 number
in 1995
Years of data
32
1977–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bahrain, 1977–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1977199820191977: 13.8k number1978: 14.4k number1979: 13.0k number1982: 14.8k number1983: 10.7k number1984: 10.1k number1985: 6.5k number1986: 4.0k number1987: 6.2k number1989: 5.1k number1992: 5.3k number1994: 3.3k number1995: 1.8k number1997: 5.1k number1998: 5.5k number1999: 6.6k number2000: 6.7k number2001: 8.3k number2002: 11.0k number2003: 12.6k number2004: 12.7k number2005: 14.5k number2006: 12.5k number2011: 15.5k number2012: 18.7k number2013: 16.4k number2014: 11.1k number2015: 6.4k number2016: 4.4k number2017: 4.7k number2018: 8.0k number2019: 11.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bahrain is 11,274 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 40.2% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bahrain peaked at 18,732 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,762 number, in 1995.

That places Bahrain 104th out of 139 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Bahrain, 1977 to 2019.
Year number Change
1977 13,773 number
1978 14,408 number +4.6%
1979 13,005 number -9.7%
1982 14,826 number +14.0%
1983 10,672 number -28.0%
1984 10,084 number -5.5%
1985 6,509 number -35.5%
1986 3,983 number -38.8%
1987 6,172 number +55.0%
1989 5,064 number -18.0%
1992 5,309 number +4.8%
1994 3,296 number -37.9%
1995 1,762 number -46.5%
1997 5,147 number +192.1%
1998 5,547 number +7.8%
1999 6,613 number +19.2%
2000 6,716 number +1.6%
2001 8,271 number +23.2%
2002 10,970 number +32.6%
2003 12,603 number +14.9%
2004 12,723 number +1.0%
2005 14,478 number +13.8%
2006 12,522 number -13.5%
2011 15,526 number +24.0%
2012 18,732 number +20.6%
2013 16,370 number -12.6%
2014 11,052 number -32.5%
2015 6,357 number -42.5%
2016 4,401 number -30.8%
2017 4,653 number +5.7%
2018 8,041 number +72.8%
2019 11,274 number +40.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13,729 number 13,005 number 14,408 number 3
1980s 8,187 number 3,983 number 14,826 number 7
1990s 4,612 number 1,762 number 6,613 number 6
2000s 11,183 number 6,716 number 14,478 number 7
2010s 10,712 number 4,401 number 18,732 number 9

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 101 Belarus 12,686 number compare
  2. 102 Finland 11,564 number compare
  3. 103 Hong Kong, China 11,354 number compare
  4. 105 Vanuatu 10,827 number compare
  5. 106 Israel 10,153 number compare
  6. 107 Georgia 9,355 number compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bahrain?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Bahrain was 11,274 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 18,732 number in 2012.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 1,762 number in 1995.
How does Bahrain rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Bahrain ranks 104th out of 139 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/