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

Bahrain: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 12,066 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
12,066 number
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
150th
of 202 countries
All-time high
12,066 number
in 2020
All-time low
3,077 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k197019952020

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 12,066 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bahrain peaked at 12,066 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,077 number, in 1970.

That places Bahrain 150th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 official primary entry in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Bahrain, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 3,077 number —
1971 3,146 number +2.2%
1972 3,175 number +0.9%
1973 3,270 number +3.0%
1974 3,420 number +4.6%
1975 3,605 number +5.4%
1976 3,792 number +5.2%
1977 3,879 number +2.3%
1978 3,984 number +2.7%
1979 4,101 number +2.9%
1980 4,227 number +3.1%
1981 4,377 number +3.5%
1982 4,568 number +4.4%
1983 4,697 number +2.8%
1984 4,791 number +2.0%
1985 4,888 number +2.0%
1986 5,019 number +2.7%
1987 5,198 number +3.6%
1988 5,411 number +4.1%
1989 5,634 number +4.1%
1990 5,826 number +3.4%
1991 5,953 number +2.2%
1992 6,100 number +2.5%
1993 6,186 number +1.4%
1994 6,203 number +0.3%
1995 6,143 number -1.0%
1996 5,997 number -2.4%
1997 6,161 number +2.7%
1998 6,424 number +4.3%
1999 6,780 number +5.5%
2000 7,226 number +6.6%
2001 7,744 number +7.2%
2002 7,686 number -0.7%
2003 7,720 number +0.4%
2004 7,879 number +2.1%
2005 8,196 number +4.0%
2006 8,696 number +6.1%
2007 8,672 number -0.3%
2008 8,682 number +0.1%
2009 8,700 number +0.2%
2010 8,717 number +0.2%
2011 8,785 number +0.8%
2012 9,106 number +3.7%
2013 9,300 number +2.1%
2014 9,459 number +1.7%
2015 9,718 number +2.7%
2016 10,173 number +4.7%
2017 10,334 number +1.6%
2018 10,824 number +4.7%
2019 11,481 number +6.1%
2020 12,066 number +5.1%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 12,066 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 29,178 number, 41% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 12,066 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 107,523 number, 11% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,545 number 3,077 number 4,101 number 10
1980s 4,881 number 4,227 number 5,634 number 10
1990s 6,177 number 5,826 number 6,780 number 10
2000s 8,120 number 7,226 number 8,700 number 10
2010s 9,790 number 8,717 number 11,481 number 10
2020s 12,066 number 12,066 number 12,066 number 1

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 147 Eswatini 14,155 number compare
  2. 148 Qatar 14,002 number compare
  3. 149 North Macedonia 12,125 number compare
  4. 151 Comoros 11,936 number compare
  5. 152 Slovenia 11,184 number compare
  6. 153 Latvia 10,348 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 12,066 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 12,066 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 3,077 number in 1970.
How does Bahrain rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Bahrain ranks 150th 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 38.4%. 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, male (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, male (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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Male 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/