Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain
Bahrain: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain is 1.01 index, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain peaked at 1.06 index in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.817 index, in 1971.
Bahrain ranks 40th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.817 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.8524 index | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8759 index | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8828 index | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8821 index | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8769 index | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.881 index | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8813 index | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8888 index | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.894 index | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9213 index | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8907 index | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9581 index | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9672 index | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.01 index | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 1.03 index | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.05 index | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.06 index | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.04 index | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.05 index | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.03 index | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.02 index | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.02 index | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.03 index | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.03 index | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.04 index | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.04 index | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.04 index | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.03 index | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.01 index | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1 index | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9998 index | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9914 index | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9966 index | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1 index | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1 index | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1 index | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 1.01 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 1.01 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 index, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8709 index | 0.817 index | 0.8888 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9823 index | 0.8907 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 0.9914 index | 1.04 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More health data for Bahrain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4635 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 476.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6427 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0292 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2418 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain was 1.01 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 index in 1988.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.817 index in 1971.
- How does Bahrain rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bahrain ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.