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Primary school enrollment — Bahrain

Primary school enrollment in Bahrain in 2018 — 96.7%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 72. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 20.4 pp.

2018 96.7% −0.6 pp vs 2017
World rank 11of 72
Period maximum 99.9%1996
Period minimum 76.3%1971

Trend over time

1971–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Bahrain, 1971–201870809010019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 76.3%1972: 79.2%1973: 80.3%1974: 81.9%1975: 85.3%1976: 82.1%1977: 82.1%1978: 80.1%1979: 80.7%1980: 82.4%1981: 82%1982: 80.6%1983: 83.3%1984: 86.6%1985: 91.1%1986: 96.1%1987: 95.5%1988: 98.3%1989: 99.1%1991: 99.4%1992: 97%1993: 98%1994: 97.9%1995: 99.1%1996: 99.9%1997: 99.6%1998: 97%1999: 96.9%2000: 95.8%2001: 93%2002: 93.1%2003: 92.4%2004: 91.6%2005: 89.1%2006: 90.5%2011: 90.2%2012: 91.2%2013: 92.3%2014: 94.3%2015: 96.5%2016: 96.3%2017: 97.3%2018: 96.7%
Change over the period: +20.4 pp Annual average: 0.43 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Bahrain 96.7%
World 89.4%
Middle East & North Africa 93.7%
Primary school enrollment — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 96.7 −0.6 pp
2017 97.3 +1 pp
2016 96.3 −0.2 pp
2015 96.5 +2.2 pp
2014 94.3 +2 pp
2013 92.3 +1.1 pp
2012 91.2 +1 pp
2011 90.2 —
2006 90.5 +1.4 pp
2005 89.1 −2.5 pp
2004 91.6 −0.8 pp
2003 92.4 −0.7 pp
2002 93.1 +0.1 pp
2001 93 −2.8 pp
2000 95.8 −1.1 pp
1999 96.9 −0.1 pp
1998 97 −2.6 pp
1997 99.6 −0.3 pp
1996 99.9 +0.7 pp
1995 99.1 +1.2 pp
1994 97.9 −0.1 pp
1993 98 +1 pp
1992 97 −2.4 pp
1991 99.4 —
1989 99.1 +0.8 pp
1988 98.3 +2.8 pp
1987 95.5 −0.6 pp
1986 96.1 +5.1 pp
1985 91.1 +4.4 pp
1984 86.6 +3.4 pp
1983 83.3 +2.6 pp
1982 80.6 −1.4 pp
1981 82 −0.4 pp
1980 82.4 +1.7 pp
1979 80.7 +0.6 pp
1978 80.1 −2.1 pp
1977 82.1 −0 pp
1976 82.1 −3.2 pp
1975 85.3 +3.4 pp
1974 81.9 +1.6 pp
1973 80.3 +1.1 pp
1972 79.2 +2.9 pp
1971 76.3 —

Western Asia, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BH Bahrain 96.7 GE Georgia 96.4 PS Palestine 94.8 SA Saudi Arabia 94.5 QA Qatar 94.1 AZ Azerbaijan 92.4 AM Armenia 90.7 OM Oman 86.3 KW Kuwait 82.6 JO Jordan 80.9
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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

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