Bahrain Literacy Rate 1981-2021
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Bahrain literacy rate for 2018 was 97.46%, a 0.06% increase from 2017.
- Bahrain literacy rate for 2017 was 97.40%, a 0.34% increase from 2016.
- Bahrain literacy rate for 2016 was 97.07%, a 6.09% increase from 2010.
- Bahrain literacy rate for 2010 was 90.98%, a 4.43% increase from 2001.
| Bahrain Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2018 |
97.46% |
0.06% |
| 2017 |
97.40% |
0.34% |
| 2016 |
97.07% |
6.09% |
| 2010 |
90.98% |
4.43% |
| 2001 |
86.55% |
2.53% |
| 1991 |
84.01% |
14.26% |
| 1981 |
69.75% |
14.26% |
