Bahrain vs ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes

Bahrain
99.5%
in 2024
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
99.7%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
20th
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank
23rd

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes over time

  • Bahrain
  • ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
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How they compare

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) currently reports 99.7% against 99.5% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1981 it was ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ahead.

Bahrain ranks 20th and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 23rd of 95 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) Difference Ahead
1980s 86.3% 88.4% 2.1% ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
1990s 96.9% 94.5% 2.4% Bahrain
2000s 97.0% 98.6% 1.6% ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2020s 99.3% 99.6% 0.3% ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes, Bahrain or ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), at 99.7% against 99.5% in Bahrain as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes between Bahrain and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
0.2%, with ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
Bahrain ranks 20th and ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 23rd of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
299 places, 9,763 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release