Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bahrain

Bahrain: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 6,483 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
6,483 number
Change on year
up 49.4%
World rank
109th
of 147 countries
All-time high
8,190 number
in 2008
All-time low
821 number
in 1986
Years of data
44
1971–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bahrain, 1971–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1971199520191971: 4.5k number1972: 5.4k number1973: 5.9k number1974: 6.1k number1975: 5.6k number1976: 5.6k number1977: 5.3k number1978: 4.7k number1979: 3.5k number1980: 6.9k number1982: 4.6k number1983: 2.2k number1984: 1.8k number1985: 1.2k number1986: 821 number1987: 2.2k number1988: 3.2k number1989: 3.8k number1992: 3.5k number1993: 3.0k number1994: 1.9k number1995: 1.1k number1997: 4.2k number1998: 5.1k number1999: 6.2k number2000: 4.7k number2001: 4.2k number2002: 6.5k number2003: 6.9k number2004: 6.1k number2005: 5.1k number2006: 4.2k number2008: 8.2k number2009: 7.2k number2010: 5.2k number2011: 3.6k number2012: 6.8k number2013: 7.9k number2014: 6.0k number2015: 3.8k number2016: 1.6k number2017: 2.0k number2018: 4.3k number2019: 6.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bahrain stood at 6,483 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bahrain peaked at 8,190 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 821 number, in 1986.

Bahrain ranks 109th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Bahrain, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 4,486 number
1972 5,408 number +20.6%
1973 5,939 number +9.8%
1974 6,097 number +2.7%
1975 5,618 number -7.9%
1976 5,638 number +0.4%
1977 5,303 number -5.9%
1978 4,739 number -10.6%
1979 3,487 number -26.4%
1980 6,921 number +98.5%
1982 4,567 number -34.0%
1983 2,170 number -52.5%
1984 1,794 number -17.3%
1985 1,237 number -31.0%
1986 821 number -33.6%
1987 2,242 number +173.1%
1988 3,242 number +44.6%
1989 3,755 number +15.8%
1992 3,461 number -7.8%
1993 3,002 number -13.3%
1994 1,879 number -37.4%
1995 1,098 number -41.6%
1997 4,201 number +282.6%
1998 5,131 number +22.1%
1999 6,250 number +21.8%
2000 4,664 number -25.4%
2001 4,242 number -9.0%
2002 6,452 number +52.1%
2003 6,913 number +7.1%
2004 6,123 number -11.4%
2005 5,149 number -15.9%
2006 4,238 number -17.7%
2008 8,190 number +93.3%
2009 7,196 number -12.1%
2010 5,183 number -28.0%
2011 3,599 number -30.6%
2012 6,832 number +89.8%
2013 7,913 number +15.8%
2014 5,995 number -24.2%
2015 3,824 number -36.2%
2016 1,597 number -58.2%
2017 2,036 number +27.5%
2018 4,339 number +113.1%
2019 6,483 number +49.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,191 number 3,487 number 6,097 number 9
1980s 2,972 number 821 number 6,921 number 9
1990s 3,575 number 1,098 number 6,250 number 7
2000s 5,907 number 4,238 number 8,190 number 9
2010s 4,780 number 1,597 number 7,913 number 10

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 106 Israel 7,145 number compare
  2. 107 Vanuatu 6,762 number compare
  3. 108 Finland 6,560 number compare
  4. 110 Bahamas 6,318 number compare
  5. 111 Brunei Darussalam 5,994 number compare
  6. 112 Belize 5,786 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bahrain?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Bahrain was 6,483 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 8,190 number in 2008.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 821 number in 1986.
How does Bahrain rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Bahrain ranks 109th out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.