Primary school enrolment (gross) in Bahrain

Gross primary school enrolment in Bahrain was 96.9% in 2024.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1971 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Bahrain, 2024 96.9% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2023 +3.0percentage points 2023: 93.9%
World, 2024 102.2% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Bahrain over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period BahrainWorld
2024 96.9% 102.2%
2023 93.9% 100.7%
2022 97.0% 100.4%
2021 – 99.4%
2020 – 99.6%
2019 96.8% 99.1%
2018 96.8% 99.1%
2017 98.7% 101.8%
2016 99.9% 102.1%
2015 100.2% 101.0%
2014 104.4% 101.6%
2013 107.5% 103.0%
2012 101.8% 102.9%
2011 96.1% 102.4%
2010 – 102.5%
2009 – 102.7%
2008 – 102.9%
2007 – 102.7%
2006 101.9% 101.7%
2005 95.1% 101.7%
2004 95.1% 101.6%
2003 95.4% 100.9%
2002 96.8% 99.4%
2001 98.3% 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.0 percentage points from 93.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2012, when it was 101.8%, the figure has changed by −4.9 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2024 for Bahrain
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics