Bahrain's children out of school, primary was 5,993 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1,015% from 537.35 in 2014 (27.27% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5,993 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 3,582 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 537.35 | 2014 |
| Highest | 13,623 | 1982 |
| Lowest | 386.19 | 2013 |
| Average since 2015 | 3,845 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 12,376 | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Bahrain's children out of school, primary fell 28.6% on 2023 (from 8,399 to 5,993).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2023), the average change was +8.8% and a typical year strayed about 55.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 216.9% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 92.1% in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 597.57 a year. A straight line explains 76% of the movement over 8 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Bahrain had the 61st highest value of the 101 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 5,993 | 2024 |
| High income | 2.06 million | 2025 |
Closest to Bahrain in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 47 values
| Year | Children out of school, primary |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,993 |
| 2023 | 8,399 |
| 2022 | 3,838 |
| 2021 | no data |
| 2020 | no data |
| 2019 | 3,582 |
| 2018 | 3,301 |
| 2017 | 2,060 |
| 2016 | 1,882 |
| 2015 | 1,703 |
| 2014 |
Children out of school, primary in nearby economies
More education data for Bahrain
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils — 109,221 (2024)
- School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 98.81% (2024)
- School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) — 97.57% (2024)
- School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) — 100.02% (2024)
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.09 (2019)
- Primary education, pupils
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Questions people ask
- What is Bahrain's children out of school, primary?
- 5,993 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is down 51.58% from 12,376 in 1971 (1.36% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 13,623 in 1982 and the lowest 386.19 in 2013.
- How does Bahrain rank?
- 61st highest of 101 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in children out of school, primary unusual for Bahrain?
- In 2024, Bahrain's children out of school, primary fell 28.6% on 2023 (from 8,399 to 5,993). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2023), the average change was +8.8% and a typical year strayed about 55.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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