Education spending in Bahrain
Government spending on education in Bahrain was equal to 1.9% of GDP in 2023.
Bahrain, 2023
1.9%
Change from 2022
+0.2percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Bahrain over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bahrain | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.9% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 1.7% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 2.4%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Bahrain
All statistics for Bahrain
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
58.4%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
96.9%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
10.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
4.7%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
2.7%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
1.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS