Education Facilities in Bahrain from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Bahrain's education facilities, including schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities. The dataset is tagged via `amenity` or `building` keys and was last updated on 2026-06--26. It is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) as part of their exports grid on HDX.

Use Cases

• Map school access based on facility locations.
• Plan education infrastructure based on existing facility distribution.
• Allocate resources by analyzing the spatial density of educational amenities.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Last updated on 2026-06-26.

Limitations

• Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity, likely resulting in sparse data for remote areas.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-26.

Geography

Bahrain