Bahrain vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Literacy rate, adult male
Bahrain
98.7%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
95.0%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
15th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
13th
Literacy rate, adult male over time
- Bahrain
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 98.7% against 95.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 3.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Bahrain ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 88 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.5% | 82.2% | 5.7% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 88.5% | 85.1% | 3.5% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 89.5% | 1.0% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 94.9% | 3.8% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Bahrain or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Bahrain, at 98.7% against 95.0% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Bahrain and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 3.7%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
- Bahrain ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.