Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bahrain
Bahrain: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 61.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bahrain, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bahrain stood at 61.5%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 68.0% on the previous year and up 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bahrain peaked at 61.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2015.
Bahrain ranks 30th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 36.7% | — |
| 2012 | 42.3% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | +57.5% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | -37.5% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | +97.4% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 47.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 61.5% | +68.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.7% | 30.1% | 60.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 36.6% | 61.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More education data for Bahrain
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,964 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 23 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,992 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 109,221 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bahrain?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Bahrain was 61.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2015.
- How does Bahrain rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Bahrain ranks 30th out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release