Bahrain vs Low & middle income: Literacy rate, youth male

Bahrain
99.5%
in 2024
Low & middle income
93.5%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
23rd
Low & middle income rank
23rd

Literacy rate, youth male over time

  • Bahrain
  • Low & middle income
020406080100197519992024

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 99.5% against 93.5% in Low & middle income, a difference of 6.0%.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 23rd and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 95 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 89.7% 81.1% 8.6% Bahrain
1990s 97.3% 85.2% 12.1% Bahrain
2000s 96.8% 88.6% 8.3% Bahrain
2020s 99.4% 93.4% 6.0% Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Bahrain or Low & middle income?
Bahrain, at 99.5% against 93.5% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between Bahrain and Low & middle income?
6.0%, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Low & middle income?
6 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Low & middle income rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
Bahrain ranks 23rd and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Unit
% of males ages 15-24
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
135 places, 2,765 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.