School age population, early childhood educational development in Bahrain

Bahrain: School age population, early childhood educational development was 43,211 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
43,211 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
75th
of 92 countries
All-time high
43,560 number
in 2018
All-time low
28,423 number
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Bahrain, 2000–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000200920192000: 28.4k number2001: 29.7k number2002: 29.3k number2003: 29.8k number2004: 30.8k number2005: 31.4k number2006: 32.5k number2007: 31.9k number2008: 33.3k number2009: 35.4k number2010: 36.3k number2011: 36.9k number2012: 38.5k number2013: 39.8k number2014: 40.8k number2015: 41.8k number2016: 42.9k number2017: 43.6k number2018: 43.6k number2019: 43.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 43,211 number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Bahrain peaked at 43,560 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28,423 number, in 2000.

Bahrain ranks 75th of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Bahrain, 2000 to 2019.
Year number Change
2000 28,423 number
2001 29,713 number +4.5%
2002 29,272 number -1.5%
2003 29,762 number +1.7%
2004 30,756 number +3.3%
2005 31,443 number +2.2%
2006 32,498 number +3.4%
2007 31,938 number -1.7%
2008 33,273 number +4.2%
2009 35,366 number +6.3%
2010 36,305 number +2.7%
2011 36,920 number +1.7%
2012 38,517 number +4.3%
2013 39,813 number +3.4%
2014 40,842 number +2.6%
2015 41,814 number +2.4%
2016 42,898 number +2.6%
2017 43,559 number +1.5%
2018 43,560 number +0.0%
2019 43,211 number -0.8%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 43,211 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 160,778 number, 27% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 43,211 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 507,578 number, 9% of the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31,244 number 28,423 number 35,366 number 10
2010s 40,744 number 36,305 number 43,560 number 10

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 72 Albania 67,965 number compare
  2. 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 57,062 number compare
  3. 74 North Macedonia 45,820 number compare
  4. 76 Latvia 42,910 number compare
  5. 77 Slovenia 40,908 number compare
  6. 78 Estonia 40,725 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Bahrain?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Bahrain was 43,211 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 43,560 number in 2018.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 28,423 number in 2000.
How does Bahrain rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Bahrain ranks 75th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/