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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Bahrain: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Bahrain is placed 163rd of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 4.747 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 70.19 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
163rd
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 4.747Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 70.19Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- —Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025No reading for this country
- 1.888Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Bahrain on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Bahrain’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
4.747
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Bahrain: 4.747. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.004 United Arab Emirates
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Bahrain’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
70.19
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Bahrain: 70.19. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Western Asia
- 100 United Arab Emirates
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
No reading
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
UIS publishes no 2025 figure for Bahrain, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Western Asia
- 95.87 Azerbaijan
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
1.888
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Bahrain: 1.888. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Western Asia
- 5.026 Kuwait
02Over time
Which way Bahrain is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
BahrainWorld median
Bahrain fell from 7.086 in 2000 to 4.747 in 2024; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Bahrain World median 2024 4.75 3.691 2023 6.71 3.393 2022 3.24 3.002 2021 — 3.330 2020 — 2.678 2019 3.01 2.758 2018 2.83 2.439 2017 1.81 2.907 2016 1.69 2.954 2015 1.59 3.052 2014 0.54 3.904 2013 0.42 3.413 2012 0.52 3.408 2011 6.41 3.626 2010 — 3.491 2009 — 3.577 2008 — 3.878 2007 — 4.029 2006 4.42 4.338 2005 9.96 4.571 2004 10.17 3.791 2003 10.72 4.412 2002 8.95 4.144 2001 7.23 4.051 2000 7.09 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
BahrainWorld median
Bahrain rose from 56.66 in 2000 to 70.19 in 2024; the world median went from 66.32 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Bahrain World median 2024 70.2 85.9 2023 75.2 87.6 2022 — 87.7 2021 — 87.0 2020 — 88.3 2019 73.0 88.8 2018 71.3 89.6 2017 77.1 87.4 2016 83.4 87.9 2015 82.1 88.2 2014 85.4 89.2 2013 83.0 88.0 2012 76.5 85.4 2011 76.8 86.2 2010 — 86.1 2009 — 84.8 2008 — 85.8 2007 — 86.7 2006 71.7 84.0 2005 67.0 82.2 2004 69.7 81.8 2003 61.0 78.3 2002 60.1 80.0 2001 56.8 80.8 2000 56.7 66.3 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
BahrainWorld median
Bahrain fell from 2.874 in 2006 to 1.888 in 2023; the world median went from 4.059 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Bahrain World median 2023 1.89 3.7092 2022 1.71 4.0570 2021 1.85 4.2611 2020 2.06 4.4056 2019 2.11 4.1407 2018 2.39 4.2159 2017 2.22 4.1401 2016 2.80 4.2342 2015 2.55 4.2386 2014 2.37 4.2005 2013 2.38 4.3493 2012 2.54 4.0348 2011 2.31 3.9987 2010 2.35 4.1396 2009 — 4.6638 2008 2.50 4.4226 2007 2.58 4.1717 2006 2.87 4.0593 2005 — 4.0557 2004 — 3.9745 2003 — 4.1595 2002 — 4.0173 2001 — 4.1002 2000 — 3.8861
03In context
Bahrain beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Bahrain and Western Asia
Bahrain has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Arab Emirates | 1st | 0.004 | 100 | — | — |
 Cyprus | 4th | 0.425 | 99.87 | 93.28 | — |
 Türkiye | 28th | 0.603 | 98.02 | 78.12 | — |
 Israel | =31st | 2.663 | 96.8 | 93.2 | — |
 Azerbaijan | =38th | 0.027 | 83.49 | 95.87 | 3.66 |
 Saudi Arabia | 77th | 0.527 | 64.35 | — | 4.481 |
 Georgia | 81st | 6.167 | — | 92.53 | 3.709 |
 Qatar | 84th | 4.617 | 81.06 | 92.12 | — |
 Jordan | 113th | 1.886 | 69.38 | 70.14 | 3.515 |
 Armenia | =114th | 1.084 | 31.98 | 94.42 | 2.439 |
 Oman | 119th | 5.756 | 88.73 | — | — |
 Kuwait | 138th | 7.466 | 44.32 | — | 5.026 |
 Palestine | 140th | 9.557 | 68.65 | 76.12 | — |
| Bahrain | 163rd | 4.747 | 70.19 | — | 1.888 |
 Lebanon | 167th | 22.51 | 87.17 | — | 1.504 |
 Syria | 179th | 21.81 | 46.51 | 36.81 | — |
 Yemen | 187th | 30.62 | 3.411 | 39.94 | — |
 Iraq | not placed | — | — | 57.15 | — |
| Northern Cyprus | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Bahrain in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Bahrain is ahead of the world, and behind
31 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median21
Statistics on which Bahrain does better than the middle country measured.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6713.0120.67▼ Worsened since 2014
Bahrain: 13.01 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 79th of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6610093.66▲ Improved since 2014
Bahrain: 100 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6610098.66No real change since 2016
Bahrain: 100 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3415.9313.34▲ Improved since 2013
Bahrain: 15.93 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 46th of 195 · derived.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2299.5298.22No earlier reading
Bahrain: 99.52 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.49410.85.494▼ Worsened since 2014
Bahrain: 10.8 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 21st of 75 · derived.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9997.8293.99No earlier reading
Bahrain: 97.82 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 49th of 172 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9419.2877.941▲ Improved since 2010
Bahrain: 9.287 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 49th of 172 · derived.
Bachelor's or Higher AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 19.8629.5819.86▲ Improved since 2016
Bahrain: 29.58 · world median 19.86 · Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.135 to 52.72; higher is better.
Position 27th of 90 · derived.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3432.6756.343▼ Worsened since 2014
Bahrain: 2.675 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 82nd of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32451.71414.32▲ Improved since 2010
Bahrain: 451.71 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 55th of 172 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93311.139.933▲ Improved since 2013
Bahrain: 11.13 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 66th of 193 · derived.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1998.8193.19▼ Worsened since 2014
Bahrain: 98.81 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 41st of 109 · derived.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7758.3752.77▲ Improved since 2014
Bahrain: 58.37 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 38th of 95 · derived.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5915.5714.59▲ Improved since 2014
Bahrain: 15.57 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 31st of 77 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0871.1860.08No earlier reading
Bahrain: 71.18 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95848.95701.95No earlier reading
Bahrain: 848.95 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 66th of 145 · derived.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0230.1734.02No earlier reading
Bahrain: 30.17 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 68th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.845.4843.8No earlier reading
Bahrain: 45.48 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.7666.7365.76▲ Improved since 2016
Bahrain: 66.73 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 47th of 95 · derived.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.4661.244▼ Worsened since 2014
Bahrain: 1.466 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 84th of 95 · derived.
Behind the world median3
Statistics on which Bahrain does worse than the middle country measured.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9351.2465.93No real change since 2014
Bahrain: 51.24 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 77th of 120 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.930.4148.9No earlier reading
Bahrain: 30.41 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.1990.619▲ Improved since 2015
Bahrain: 0.199 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 145th of 176 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 100100100No real change since 2016
Bahrain: 100 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
No better end6
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.345.7535.3Moved since 2015
Bahrain: 45.75 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1745.5838.17No earlier reading
Bahrain: 45.58 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2798.5625.279Moved since 2013
Bahrain: 8.562 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2401,7002,240Moved since 2022
Bahrain: 1,700 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3530.6634.35No earlier reading
Bahrain: 30.66 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6015.2055.601Moved since 2015
Bahrain: 5.205 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
No current reading for Bahrain
Government Funding per Primary Student (last 2015), Intergenerational Persistence in Education, Lower Secondary Completion Rate, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Primary Completion Rate, Research and Development Spending (last 2014), Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Bahrain’s 14 topics
Education & Knowledge is Bahrain’s 10th best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Work & Labour19th of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience31st of 1933/4 keys
- Digital & Technology40th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital49th of 1963/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing50th of 2002/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation53rd of 1764/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade59th of 1773/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions123rd of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 149th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge163rd of 1983/4 keys
- Energyjoint 137th of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equality159th of 1833/4 keys
- Peace & Security164th of 1774/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability183rd of 1863/4 keys
No standing on Food & Agriculture, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Bahrain can most readily be measured against.
1United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Asia
United Arab Emirates1st2/4 keysThis page
Bahrain163rd3/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Bahrain on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Bahrain rank on education & knowledge?
Bahrain is placed 163rd of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Bahrain?
4.747 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Bahrain?
70.19 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How have Bahrain’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 7.086 in 2000 to 4.747 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 56.66 in 2000 to 70.19 in 2024; Government Spending on Education fell from 2.874 in 2006 to 1.888 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Bahrain?
No current reading is published for Bahrain on Government Funding per Primary Student, Intergenerational Persistence in Education, Lower Secondary Completion Rate, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Primary Completion Rate, Research and Development Spending, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 31 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Bahrain’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Bahrain (banner) — Peter from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Bahrain: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/bahrain/education