Bahrain vs ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes
Bahrain
99.5%
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
99.7%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
20th
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
20th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes over time
- Bahrain
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
How they compare
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
Bahrain ranks 20th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 20th of 95 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.3% | 89.1% | 2.8% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 1990s | 96.9% | 95.2% | 1.7% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 98.8% | 1.8% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.7% | 0.4% | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) |
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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- 0.2%, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- Bahrain ranks 20th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 20th 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
February 2026 Data Release