Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Bahrain

Bahrain: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 6,535 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6,535 number
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
65th
of 133 countries
All-time high
6,535 number
in 2019
All-time low
3,408 number
in 2015
Years of data
15
2000–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Bahrain, 2000–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k2000200920192000: 5.7k number2001: 6.5k number2003: 6.1k number2004: 5.2k number2005: 6.1k number2006: 6.1k number2011: 3.9k number2012: 4.9k number2013: 4.4k number2014: 3.5k number2015: 3.4k number2016: 3.4k number2017: 4.8k number2018: 6.2k number2019: 6.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Bahrain stood at 6,535 number. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Bahrain peaked at 6,535 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,408 number, in 2015.

That places Bahrain 65th out of 133 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Bahrain, 2000 to 2019.
Year number Change
2000 5,737 number
2001 6,515 number +13.6%
2003 6,131 number -5.9%
2004 5,187 number -15.4%
2005 6,074 number +17.1%
2006 6,148 number +1.2%
2011 3,905 number -36.5%
2012 4,941 number +26.5%
2013 4,432 number -10.3%
2014 3,459 number -22.0%
2015 3,408 number -1.5%
2016 3,429 number +0.6%
2017 4,764 number +38.9%
2018 6,205 number +30.2%
2019 6,535 number +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,965 number 5,187 number 6,515 number 6
2010s 4,564 number 3,408 number 6,535 number 9

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 62 Thailand 9,798 number compare
  2. 63 Slovakia 9,242 number compare
  3. 64 Germany 8,351 number compare
  4. 66 Korea 6,263 number compare
  5. 67 Serbia 6,253 number compare
  6. 68 Colombia 5,687 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Bahrain?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Bahrain was 6,535 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 6,535 number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 3,408 number in 2015.
How does Bahrain rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Bahrain ranks 65th out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. 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 Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/