Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Bahrain, Kingdom of

Bahrain, Kingdom of: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 99.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
99.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
13th
of 83 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2018
All-time low
73.2%
in 1981
Years of data
7
1981–2018

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Bahrain, Kingdom of, 1981–2018

0204060801001981199920181981: 73.2 %1991: 88.4 %2001: 87.9 %2010: 92.2 %2016: 98.8 %2017: 99 %2018: 99 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Bahrain, Kingdom of stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Bahrain, Kingdom of peaked at 99.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 1981.

Bahrain, Kingdom of ranks 13th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 73.2% 73.2% 73.2% 1
1990s 88.4% 88.4% 88.4% 1
2000s 87.9% 87.9% 87.9% 1
2010s 97.3% 92.2% 99.0% 4

Countries ranked near Bahrain, Kingdom of

  1. 10 Singapore 99.3% compare
  2. 11 Albania 99.2% compare
  3. 12 China, People's Republic of 99.1% compare
  4. 14 Argentina 99.0% compare
  5. 15 Palestine 98.9% compare
  6. 16 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 98.8% compare

See the full ranking of 122 places →

More reference data data for Bahrain, Kingdom of

All data for Bahrain, Kingdom of →

Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Bahrain, Kingdom of?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Bahrain, Kingdom of was 99.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Bahrain, Kingdom of?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Bahrain, Kingdom of?
The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 1981.
How does Bahrain, Kingdom of rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
Bahrain, Kingdom of ranks 13th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Bahrain, Kingdom of?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain, Kingdom of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Bahrain, Kingdom of. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/literacy-rate-population-25-64-years-male-percent/bahrain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/literacy-rate-population-25-64-years-male-percent/bahrain/">Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Bahrain, Kingdom of</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,219 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of the male population between age 25 and age 64 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of male literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.