Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Bahrain

Bahrain: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 21,369 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
21,369 number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
70th
of 87 countries
All-time high
38,673 number
in 1981
All-time low
21,369 number
in 2018
Years of data
7
1981–2018

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Bahrain, 1981–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1981199920181981: 38.7k number1991: 31.1k number2001: 32.3k number2010: 37.8k number2016: 22.7k number2017: 21.7k number2018: 21.4k number

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

Annual values for Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number) in Bahrain, 1981 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 67 Eswatini 41,960 number compare
  2. 68 Albania 26,296 number compare
  3. 69 Qatar 25,509 number compare
  4. 71 Kazakhstan 18,023 number compare
  5. 72 Republic of Moldova 15,494 number compare
  6. 73 Suriname 15,376 number compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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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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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,268 data points, 1970–2019
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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.