Population of compulsory school age, female in Bahrain

Bahrain: Population of compulsory school age, female was 84,143 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
84,143 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
143rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
84,143 number
in 2019
All-time low
57,959 number
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Bahrain, 2004–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2004201120192004: 58.0k number2005: 59.7k number2006: 62.0k number2007: 64.2k number2008: 66.1k number2009: 67.8k number2010: 69.0k number2011: 69.7k number2012: 71.2k number2013: 72.3k number2014: 73.5k number2015: 75.2k number2016: 77.6k number2017: 79.7k number2018: 82.0k number2019: 84.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 84,143 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Bahrain peaked at 84,143 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 57,959 number, in 2004.

That places Bahrain 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Bahrain, 2004 to 2019.
Year number Change
2004 57,959 number —
2005 59,747 number +3.1%
2006 62,027 number +3.8%
2007 64,162 number +3.4%
2008 66,096 number +3.0%
2009 67,783 number +2.6%
2010 69,007 number +1.8%
2011 69,677 number +1.0%
2012 71,193 number +2.2%
2013 72,307 number +1.6%
2014 73,506 number +1.7%
2015 75,207 number +2.3%
2016 77,577 number +3.2%
2017 79,723 number +2.8%
2018 81,969 number +2.8%
2019 84,143 number +2.7%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 84,143 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 281,271 number, 30% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 84,143 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.10 million number, 8% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 62,962 number 57,959 number 67,783 number 6
2010s 75,431 number 69,007 number 84,143 number 10

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 140 Slovenia 91,828 number compare
  2. 141 Equatorial Guinea 87,241 number compare
  3. 142 Mauritius 84,922 number compare
  4. 144 Djibouti 84,128 number compare
  5. 145 Trinidad and Tobago 67,032 number compare
  6. 146 Estonia 64,512 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Bahrain?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Bahrain was 84,143 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 84,143 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 57,959 number in 2004.
How does Bahrain rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Bahrain ranks 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.