Population (15+ years old) by nationality (Bahraini/ non-Bahraini), sex and highest education level (2001)

	Bahraini			Non-Bahraini			Total
	males	females	total	males	females	total
Illiterate / Read Only	9,684	21,885	31,569	22,469	9,080	31,549	63,118
Read & Write	7,894	8,677	16,571	21,710	11,409	33,119	49,690
Primary	18,551	13,109	31,660	15,394	4,910	20,304	51,964
Preparatory	27,409	22,067	49,476	18,891	6,365	25,256	74,732
Above Preparatory	3,630	2,625	6,255	5,737	1,744	7,481	13,736
Secondary	43,232	42,177	85,409	26,558	11,965	38,523	123,932
Above Secondary / Diploma	5,550	6,199	11,749	5,299	3,644	8,943	20,692
B.Sc./ B.A.	8,049	8,620	16,669	9,255	5,836	15,091	31,760
High Diploma	2,891	2,363	5,254	2,586	1,520	4,106	9,360
Master’s Degree	1,582	575	2,157	1,905	946	2,851	5,008
Doctorate Degree	490	190	680	407	131	538	1,218
Not Stated	9	3	12	21,731	2,282	24,013	24,025
Total	128,971	128,490	257,461	151,942	59,832	211,774	469,235

Source: Central Informatics Organisation (CIO) – Bahrain

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

Reference period for Census 2001 is April 7th 2001
Population of reference: all individuals (nationals and non-nationals) present within Bahrain’s borders during time of reference, be they permanent or temporary residents.
Nationality is the person’s passport country. A Non-Bahrainis is considered as such depending on the passport used to enter the country (or obtain the visa).
Primary education comprises a total of six grades (1-6) and is generally the beginning of systematic apprenticeship of reading, writing mathematics and other subjects
Preparatory education comprises a total of three grades (7-9)
Secondary education comprises of the last three grades of the schooling system (10-12) prior to graduation

2. Institution which provides data

Central Informatics Organization, known prior to 2001 as the “Central Statistics Organisation” under the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs

3. Data availability

This data is available on the Central Informatics Organisation (CIO) website. For the Arabic version: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/cio_ara/default.aspx). For the English version: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/CIO_ENG/Default.aspx)
For the 2001 census data: (http://www.cio.gov.bh/cio_ara/English/Publications/Statistical%20Abstract/ABS2008/Ch2/19B.pdf)

Data of access: June 2014