Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Bahrain
Bahrain: Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information was 67.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Bahrain, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Bahrain stood at 67.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.0% on the previous year and up 123.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Bahrain peaked at 67.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2011.
That places Bahrain 10th out of 58 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23.2% | — |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +50.9% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 65.6% | +113.7% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 67.2% | +43.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 67.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 59.7%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 67.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 40.4%, 1.7× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +113.7% | 30.7% | 65.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.2% | 23.2% | 65.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 47.0% | 67.2% | 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 sought health related information in Bahrain?
- Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Bahrain was 67.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2011.
- How does Bahrain rank for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information?
- Bahrain ranks 10th out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.3%. 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 sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release