The Middle East Education

Vocational and workplace training has become increasingly important in Bahrain in recent years. Despite economic growth of roughly 4% a year since 2010, according to the World Bank, Bahrain has a fairly high unemployment rate, estimated at 7.4% over the same period, and is higher still among the national population. In large part, this is due...

With the first modern school in the Gulf set up in the country in 1919 and the first girls’ school opened in 1928, Bahrain has one of the longest histories of education in the region. Successive governments have made education a priority, and Bahrain is today home to a comprehensive education system, from nurseries to universities. The country...

Technology has become a more common feature of education globally over the past 20 years, and Bahrain is no exception. Indeed, the country has increasingly turned towards greater use of technology in education. This is partly because the ubiquity of computers means that learning how to use them is an indispensable part of a modern education,...

With the aim of creating a niche for itself as a top student destination in the Gulf, Bahrain hopes international students will fill up to 35% of all university places over the next decade, according to projections from the national education plan. Until recently, the kingdom had been one of the region’s leading providers of education to...