Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bahrain
Bahrain: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bahrain, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bahrain stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bahrain peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.7%, in 1981.
Bahrain ranks 24th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 89.7% | — |
| 1991 | 97.3% | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 96.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.7% | 89.7% | 89.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 96.8% | 96.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 122,305 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.077 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 122,305 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.077 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60,227 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bahrain?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Bahrain was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.7% in 1981.
- How does Bahrain rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Bahrain ranks 24th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.