Literacy rates among adults in Bahrain
Bahrain: Literacy rates among adults was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
19th
of 89 countries
All-time high
97.9%
in 2022
All-time low
69.8%
in 1981
Years of data
6
1981–2024
Literacy rates among adults in Bahrain, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 97.8% for literacy rates among adults in 2024.
Over the whole period, literacy rates among adults in Bahrain peaked at 97.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 1981.
That places Bahrain 19th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.8% | 69.8% | 69.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 84.0% | 84.0% | 84.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 86.5% | 86.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.9% | 3 |
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More education data for Bahrain
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 77.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,404 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.8 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates among adults in Bahrain?
- Literacy rates among adults in Bahrain was 97.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates among adults recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rates among adults recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 1981.
- How does Bahrain rank for literacy rates among adults?
- Bahrain ranks 19th out of 89 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 rates among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.