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

Bahrain: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 10,473 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
10,473 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
152nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
10,473 number
in 2020
All-time low
3,063 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahrain is 10,473 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahrain peaked at 10,473 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,063 number, in 1970.

Bahrain ranks 152nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Bahrain, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 3,063 number —
1971 3,110 number +1.5%
1972 3,181 number +2.3%
1973 3,301 number +3.8%
1974 3,448 number +4.5%
1975 3,591 number +4.1%
1976 3,689 number +2.7%
1977 3,751 number +1.7%
1978 3,817 number +1.8%
1979 3,900 number +2.2%
1980 4,016 number +3.0%
1981 4,188 number +4.3%
1982 4,323 number +3.2%
1983 4,445 number +2.8%
1984 4,556 number +2.5%
1985 4,661 number +2.3%
1986 4,762 number +2.2%
1987 4,948 number +3.9%
1988 5,141 number +3.9%
1989 5,323 number +3.5%
1990 5,480 number +2.9%
1991 5,594 number +2.1%
1992 5,742 number +2.6%
1993 5,846 number +1.8%
1994 5,896 number +0.9%
1995 5,876 number -0.3%
1996 5,766 number -1.9%
1997 5,888 number +2.1%
1998 6,091 number +3.4%
1999 6,363 number +4.5%
2000 6,688 number +5.1%
2001 7,048 number +5.4%
2002 7,112 number +0.9%
2003 7,199 number +1.2%
2004 7,339 number +1.9%
2005 7,566 number +3.1%
2006 7,905 number +4.5%
2007 7,968 number +0.8%
2008 8,044 number +1.0%
2009 8,140 number +1.2%
2010 8,263 number +1.5%
2011 8,444 number +2.2%
2012 8,748 number +3.6%
2013 9,030 number +3.2%
2014 9,305 number +3.0%
2015 9,596 number +3.1%
2016 9,915 number +3.3%
2017 10,067 number +1.5%
2018 10,215 number +1.5%
2019 10,353 number +1.4%
2020 10,473 number +1.2%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 10,473 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 38% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 10,473 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 101,524 number, 10% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,485 number 3,063 number 3,900 number 10
1980s 4,636 number 4,016 number 5,323 number 10
1990s 5,854 number 5,480 number 6,363 number 10
2000s 7,501 number 6,688 number 8,140 number 10
2010s 9,394 number 8,263 number 10,353 number 10
2020s 10,473 number 10,473 number 10,473 number 1

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 149 Comoros 11,508 number compare
  2. 150 North Macedonia 11,258 number compare
  3. 151 Slovenia 10,571 number compare
  4. 153 Djibouti 10,108 number compare
  5. 154 Latvia 9,553 number compare
  6. 155 Solomon Islands 9,532 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 10,473 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 10,473 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 3,063 number in 1970.
How does Bahrain rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Bahrain ranks 152nd 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 26.7%. 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, female (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, female (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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Female 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/