Bahrain vs Singapore: Literacy rates among adults

Bahrain

97.8%

in 2024

Singapore

97.7%

in 2021

Bahrain rank

19th

Singapore rank

21st

Literacy rates among adults over time

Bahrain currently reports 97.8% against 97.7% in Singapore, a difference of 0.2%.

Bahrain ranks 19th and Singapore ranks 21st 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.