School age population, early childhood educational development in Bahrain

Bahrain: School age population, early childhood educational development was 21,325 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
21,325 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
75th
of 92 countries
All-time high
21,325 number
in 2019
All-time low
13,852 number
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000200920192000: 13.9k number2001: 14.4k number2002: 14.4k number2003: 14.6k number2004: 15.1k number2005: 15.4k number2006: 15.8k number2007: 15.7k number2008: 16.3k number2009: 17.3k number2010: 17.8k number2011: 18.1k number2012: 18.9k number2013: 19.5k number2014: 20.0k number2015: 20.4k number2016: 20.8k number2017: 20.9k number2018: 21.1k number2019: 21.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Bahrain is 21,325 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Bahrain peaked at 21,325 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13,852 number, in 2000.

That places Bahrain 75th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female (number) in Bahrain, 2000 to 2019.
Year number Change
2000 13,852 number
2001 14,396 number +3.9%
2002 14,352 number -0.3%
2003 14,637 number +2.0%
2004 15,075 number +3.0%
2005 15,377 number +2.0%
2006 15,837 number +3.0%
2007 15,733 number -0.7%
2008 16,344 number +3.9%
2009 17,252 number +5.6%
2010 17,751 number +2.9%
2011 18,142 number +2.2%
2012 18,914 number +4.3%
2013 19,520 number +3.2%
2014 20,014 number +2.5%
2015 20,443 number +2.1%
2016 20,820 number +1.8%
2017 20,863 number +0.2%
2018 21,084 number +1.1%
2019 21,325 number +1.1%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 21,325 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 78,335 number, 27% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 21,325 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 247,295 number, 9% of the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15,286 number 13,852 number 17,252 number 10
2010s 19,888 number 17,751 number 21,325 number 10

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 72 Albania 32,580 number compare
  2. 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 27,684 number compare
  3. 74 North Macedonia 22,145 number compare
  4. 76 Latvia 20,582 number compare
  5. 77 Slovenia 19,888 number compare
  6. 78 Estonia 19,517 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 21,325 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 21,325 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 13,852 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 23.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (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

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education 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/