School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Bahrain
Bahrain: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 17 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bahrain, 1971–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bahrain is 17 years, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bahrain peaked at 17.04 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.93 years, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 25th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.93 years | — |
| 1972 | 8.23 years | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 8.47 years | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 8.8 years | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 9.12 years | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 9.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 9.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 9.31 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 9.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 9.55 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 9.82 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 10.26 years | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 12.9 years | +25.7% |
| 1986 | 13.54 years | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 13.1 years | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 13.33 years | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 13.92 years | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 13.88 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 14.07 years | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 14.07 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 13.99 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 13.77 years | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 14.54 years | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 14.24 years | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 14.36 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 14.26 years | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 14.58 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 14.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.59 years | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 16.99 years | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 17.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.67 years | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 17 years | +2.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 17 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.69 years, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 17 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.42 years, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +25.7% | 10.26 years | 12.9 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.85 years | 7.93 years | 9.38 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.78 years | 9.55 years | 13.54 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 13.97 years | 13.77 years | 14.09 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 14.38 years | 14.24 years | 14.54 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.79 years | 14.26 years | 17.04 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More gender data for Bahrain
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 307.73 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.2195 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,457 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,457 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 9,733 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 10,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 9,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 10,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 9,619 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bahrain?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Bahrain was 17 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 17.04 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.93 years in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Bahrain ranks 25th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.