School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in Bahrain

Bahrain: School age population, one year before than … both sexes than was 22,539 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
22,539 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
151st
of 202 countries
All-time high
22,539 number
in 2020
All-time low
6,140 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahrain, 1970–2020

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahrain stood at 22,539 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahrain peaked at 22,539 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,140 number, in 1970.

Bahrain ranks 151st of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Bahrain, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 6,140 number —
1971 6,256 number +1.9%
1972 6,356 number +1.6%
1973 6,571 number +3.4%
1974 6,868 number +4.5%
1975 7,196 number +4.8%
1976 7,481 number +4.0%
1977 7,630 number +2.0%
1978 7,801 number +2.2%
1979 8,001 number +2.6%
1980 8,243 number +3.0%
1981 8,565 number +3.9%
1982 8,891 number +3.8%
1983 9,142 number +2.8%
1984 9,347 number +2.2%
1985 9,549 number +2.2%
1986 9,781 number +2.4%
1987 10,146 number +3.7%
1988 10,552 number +4.0%
1989 10,957 number +3.8%
1990 11,306 number +3.2%
1991 11,547 number +2.1%
1992 11,842 number +2.6%
1993 12,032 number +1.6%
1994 12,099 number +0.6%
1995 12,019 number -0.7%
1996 11,763 number -2.1%
1997 12,049 number +2.4%
1998 12,515 number +3.9%
1999 13,143 number +5.0%
2000 13,914 number +5.9%
2001 14,792 number +6.3%
2002 14,798 number +0.0%
2003 14,919 number +0.8%
2004 15,218 number +2.0%
2005 15,762 number +3.6%
2006 16,601 number +5.3%
2007 16,640 number +0.2%
2008 16,726 number +0.5%
2009 16,840 number +0.7%
2010 16,980 number +0.8%
2011 17,229 number +1.5%
2012 17,854 number +3.6%
2013 18,330 number +2.7%
2014 18,764 number +2.4%
2015 19,314 number +2.9%
2016 20,088 number +4.0%
2017 20,401 number +1.6%
2018 21,039 number +3.1%
2019 21,834 number +3.8%
2020 22,539 number +3.2%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 22,539 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 57,008 number, 40% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 22,539 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 209,047 number, 11% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7,030 number 6,140 number 8,001 number 10
1980s 9,517 number 8,243 number 10,957 number 10
1990s 12,032 number 11,306 number 13,143 number 10
2000s 15,621 number 13,914 number 16,840 number 10
2010s 19,183 number 16,980 number 21,834 number 10
2020s 22,539 number 22,539 number 22,539 number 1

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 148 Qatar 27,235 number compare
  2. 149 Comoros 23,444 number compare
  3. 150 North Macedonia 23,383 number compare
  4. 152 Slovenia 21,755 number compare
  5. 153 Djibouti 20,112 number compare
  6. 154 Latvia 19,901 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahrain?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahrain was 22,539 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 22,539 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 6,140 number in 1970.
How does Bahrain rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Bahrain ranks 151st out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/