Bahrain ranks third Arab country in PIRLS Study

TDT | Manama                                                             

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Bahrain students have excelled in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS 2021), as their academic average increased to 458 points, marking an increase of 12 points compared to the previous results in 2016.

Bahrain ranked third Arab country, and 45th in the world, in a study in which 5,251 male and female fourth-grade students from 119 public schools and 67 private schools in the Kingdom participated.

Commenting, Dr. Mohammed bin Mubarak Juma, Minister of Education, expressed his pride in these distinguished results achieved by the students of Bahrain despite the challenges faced by the world due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the fact that it’s the Kingdom’s second participation in this international test.

He stressed that the development of the educational process in Bahrain is a fruitful outcome of the support of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the follow-up of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister.

The minister praised the Education Ministry’s efforts to advance educational services at all levels, especially those related to basic skills, such as reading and writing in Arabic and English, as well as numeracy skills, expressing his appreciation to everyone who contributed to the achievement.