Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Bahrain
Bahrain: Literacy rates of younger vs older population was 84.79 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
84.79
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
26th
of 85 countries
All-time high
84.79
in 2024
All-time low
12.76
in 1981
Years of data
6
1981–2024
Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Bahrain, 1981–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 84.79 for literacy rates of younger vs older population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, literacy rates of younger vs older population in Bahrain peaked at 84.79 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.76, in 1981.
Bahrain ranks 26th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 12.76 | — |
| 1991 | 19.45 | +52.4% |
| 2001 | 42.34 | +117.7% |
| 2022 | 81.87 | +93.4% |
| 2023 | 83.48 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 84.79 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.76 | 12.76 | 12.76 | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.45 | 19.45 | 19.45 | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.34 | 42.34 | 42.34 | 1 |
| 2020s | 83.38 | 81.87 | 84.79 | 3 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,404 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 77.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates of younger vs older population in Bahrain?
- Literacy rates of younger vs older population in Bahrain was 84.79 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates of younger vs older population recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 84.79 in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rates of younger vs older population recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.76 in 1981.
- How does Bahrain rank for literacy rates of younger vs older population?
- Bahrain ranks 26th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates of younger vs older population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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