Bahrain's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.99 in 2019, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1.79% from 1.01 in 2014 (0.36% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0.99 | 2019 |
| Five years earlier | 1.01 | 2014 |
| Highest | 1.05 | 2006 |
| Lowest | 0.72 | 1971 |
| Average since 2011 | 1.01 | 2011–2019 |
| First recorded | 0.72 | 1971 |
Over five years it is down 1.79% from 1.01 in 2014 (0.36% a year on average, compounded). Since 1971 it is up 37.68% from 0.72 in 1971 (0.67% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 4 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2019, Bahrain's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.0063 on 2018 (from 0.99 to 0.99).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2018), the average change was +0.00256 and a typical year strayed about 0.01 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above 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 0.07 in 1983 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.03 in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2019 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.00318 a year. A straight line explains 55% of the movement over 9 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 2019, Bahrain had the 6th highest value of the 18 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 | 0.99 | 2019 |
| World | 0.98 | 2020 |
| High income | 1 | 2020 |
Closest to Bahrain in the 2019 ranking
- Nigeria — 3rd of 18: 1.01
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 4th of 18: 1.01
- Japan — 5th of 18: 1
- Solomon Islands — 7th of 18: 0.99
- Russian Federation — 8th of 18: 0.99
- Antigua and Barbuda — 9th of 18: 0.98
What this measures
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 45 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.9942 |
| 2018 | 0.9879 |
| 2017 | 0.9958 |
| 2016 | 1.02 |
| 2015 | 1.01 |
| 2014 | 1.01 |
| 2013 | 1.02 |
| 2012 | 1.01 |
| 2011 | 1.02 |
| 2010 | no data |
| 2009 |
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 0.67 (2019)
- Algeria — 0.97 (2020)
- Djibouti — 0.92 (2021)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 1.01 (2019)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 1.06 (2020)
- Israel — 1.01 (2020)
- Jordan — 0.99 (2021)
- Kuwait — 1.15 (2021)
- Malta — 1 (2020)
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
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bahrain's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 0.99 in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 37.68% from 0.72 in 1971 (0.67% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.05 in 2006 and the lowest 0.72 in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank?
- 6th highest of 18 economies with data for 2019.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Bahrain?
- In 2019, Bahrain's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.0063 on 2018 (from 0.99 to 0.99). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2018), the average change was +0.00256 and a typical year strayed about 0.01 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above 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.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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