Bahrain: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Bahrain's secondary education, general pupils rose 1.3% on 2017 (from 91,304 to 92,483).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2017), the average change was +3.7% and a typical year strayed about 4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 20.6% in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 5% in 1984. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2,547 a year. A straight line explains 99% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 101,737 for 2021. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2016 to 2018 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 2,005, against 5,242 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2018, Bahrain had the 64th highest value of the 85 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.

Closest to Bahrain in the 2018 ranking

• Timor-Leste — 61st of 85: 141,712
• Mauritius — 62nd of 85: 110,715
• Qatar — 63rd of 85: 106,817
• Bhutan — 65th of 85: 74,638
• Comoros — 66th of 85: 73,695
• Solomon Islands — 67th of 85: 52,566

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 47 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 3.04 million (2018)
• Algeria — 4.08 million (2018)
• Djibouti — 60,822 (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 7.12 million (2018)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 4.92 million (2017)
• Israel — 657,883 (2017)
• Jordan — 766,641 (2018)
• Kuwait — 324,426 (2018)
• Lebanon — 339,951 (2018)
• Malta — 25,779 (2017)
• Morocco

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 secondary education, general pupils?

92,483 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 628.38% from 12,697 in 1971 (4.32% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 92,483 in 2018 and the lowest 12,697 in 1971.

How does Bahrain rank?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, 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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