Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia: Literacy rates among adults

Bahrain

97.8%

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

97.9%

in 2024

Bahrain rank

19th

Saudi Arabia rank

18th

Literacy rates among adults over time

Saudi Arabia currently reports 97.9% against 97.8% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.1%.

Bahrain ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 89 countries.

Indicator: Literacy rates among adults
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.