Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Bahrain
Bahrain: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 31.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Bahrain, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Bahrain stood at 31.5%.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Bahrain peaked at 44.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2014.
That places Bahrain 31st out of 132 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.7% | — |
| 2001 | 44.4% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 41.7% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | -41.7% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -29.7% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +34.8% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | +3.3% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 31.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 6.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 31.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31.4%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 34.0% | 44.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 16.7% | 31.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 28 Tanzania, United Republic of 44.9% compare
- 29 Palestine, State of 35.3% compare
- 30 Azerbaijan 31.8% compare
- 32 Morocco 31.4% compare
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 31.3% compare
- 34 Panama 25.3% compare
More reference data data for Bahrain
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Bahrain?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Bahrain was 31.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2014.
- How does Bahrain rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Bahrain ranks 31st out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/