Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Bahrain
Bahrain: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 21,369 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Bahrain, 1981–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 21,369 number for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Bahrain peaked at 38,673 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 21,369 number, in 2018.
Bahrain ranks 70th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 38,673 number | — |
| 1991 | 31,150 number | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 32,334 number | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 37,780 number | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 22,709 number | -39.9% |
| 2017 | 21,680 number | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 21,369 number | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38,673 number | 38,673 number | 38,673 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 31,150 number | 31,150 number | 31,150 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 32,334 number | 32,334 number | 32,334 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 25,884 number | 21,369 number | 37,780 number | 4 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109,221 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8605 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,404 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,239 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1819 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,982 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,538 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Bahrain?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Bahrain was 21,369 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 38,673 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,369 number in 2018.
- How does Bahrain rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- Bahrain ranks 70th out of 87 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.