Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain
Bahrain: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain is 1 index, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain peaked at 1 index in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.92 index, in 1981.
That places Bahrain 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.92 index | — |
| 1991 | 0.99 index | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 1 index | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.92 index | 0.92 index | 0.92 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 3 |
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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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Bahrain was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2001.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 index in 1981.
- How does Bahrain rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bahrain ranks 23rd out of 96 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.