Country Education Profiles: Bahrain.

Overview & Synopsis

One of a series of profiles prepared by the Cooperative Educational Abstracting Service, this brief outline provides basic background information on educational principles, system of administration, structure and organization, curricula, and teacher training in Bahrain. Statistics provided by the Unesco Office of Statistics show enrollment at all levels, from preprimary to adult; number of teachers, including vocational education at the secondary level; population by age groups; public expenditure on education; and educational indicators by subject (level enrollment ratios, education at the third level and the enrollment in natural and applied sciences, third level graduates, public expenditure as a percentage of budget and of GNP, and the adult illiteracy rate). The organization chart under the Minister of Education is included. For a description on the general nature of the Country Education Profiles, and for a list of related documents see SO 005 686. (JMB)