Bahrain's adult literacy rose from 69.8 % in 1981 to 97.8 % in 2024.
Bahrain's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 106.1 % in 1989 to 96.9 % in 2024.
Bahrain · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Bahrain's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 86.3 % in 1981 to 99.5 % in 2024.
Bahrain's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 94.1 % in 1992 to 98.8 % in 2024.
Bahrain's tertiary enrolment rose from 4.7 % in 1981 to 58.4 % in 2024.
Bahrain's children out of school, primary rose from 3,995 in 1988 to 5,993 in 2024.
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- Primary completion rateup +5.5 pts65th of 111
- Tertiary attainmentdown −0.4 pts42nd of 73
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −0.3 pts45th of 74
- Expected years of schoolingdown −0.4 yrs46th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.4 yrs98th of 145
- Learning povertydown −1.8 pts42nd of 53
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- Education spendingup +0.2 pts107th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.4 pts53rd of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −1.9 %9th of 90
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