Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Bahrain

Share of children out of school in Bahrain in 2024 — 4.75%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 120. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 26.1 pp.

2024 4.75% −1.97 pp vs 2023
World rank 68of 120
Period maximum 30.92%1973
Period minimum 0.42%2013

Trend over time

1971–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Bahrain, 1971–202401020304019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 30.84%1972: 30.61%1973: 30.92%1974: 29.13%1975: 23.98%1976: 23.34%1977: 20.49%1978: 20.76%1979: 20.13%1980: 20.29%1981: 23.8%1982: 26.66%1983: 24.55%1984: 21.08%1985: 16.21%1986: 10.72%1987: 10.32%1988: 7%1989: 6.79%1991: 10.29%1992: 15.73%1993: 15.13%1994: 14.65%1995: 12.7%1996: 11.54%1997: 10.75%1998: 6.97%1999: 4.88%2000: 7.09%2001: 7.23%2002: 8.95%2003: 10.72%2004: 10.17%2005: 9.96%2006: 4.42%2011: 6.41%2012: 0.52%2013: 0.42%2014: 0.54%2015: 1.59%2016: 1.69%2017: 1.81%2018: 2.83%2019: 3.01%2022: 3.24%2023: 6.71%2024: 4.75%
Change over the period: −26.1 pp Annual average: -0.49 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahrain

Bahrain 4.75%
Western Asia computed 7.34%
Share of children out of school — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 4.75 −1.97 pp
2023 6.71 +3.47 pp
2022 3.24 —
2019 3.01 +0.18 pp
2018 2.83 +1.02 pp
2017 1.81 +0.12 pp
2016 1.69 +0.1 pp
2015 1.59 +1.04 pp
2014 0.54 +0.13 pp
2013 0.42 −0.1 pp
2012 0.52 −5.88 pp
2011 6.41 —
2006 4.42 −5.55 pp
2005 9.96 −0.21 pp
2004 10.17 −0.54 pp
2003 10.72 +1.76 pp
2002 8.95 +1.72 pp
2001 7.23 +0.14 pp
2000 7.09 +2.21 pp
1999 4.88 −2.1 pp
1998 6.97 −3.77 pp
1997 10.75 −0.8 pp
1996 11.54 −1.16 pp
1995 12.7 −1.95 pp
1994 14.65 −0.48 pp
1993 15.13 −0.6 pp
1992 15.73 +5.44 pp
1991 10.29 —
1989 6.79 −0.2 pp
1988 7 −3.32 pp
1987 10.32 −0.4 pp
1986 10.72 −5.49 pp
1985 16.21 −4.87 pp
1984 21.08 −3.48 pp
1983 24.55 −2.11 pp
1982 26.66 +2.86 pp
1981 23.8 +3.51 pp
1980 20.29 +0.16 pp
1979 20.13 −0.63 pp
1978 20.76 +0.27 pp
1977 20.49 −2.85 pp
1976 23.34 −0.64 pp
1975 23.98 −5.15 pp
1974 29.13 −1.79 pp
1973 30.92 +0.3 pp
1972 30.61 −0.23 pp
1971 30.84 —

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.