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Literacy

Bahrain — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 40%
1991 77% (male 82%, female 69%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
1992 77% (male 82%, female 69%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
1993 age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 77% male: 82% female: 69%
1994 age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 77% male: 82% female: 69%
1995 age 15 and over can read and write (1991) total population: 84% male: 89% female: 77%
1996 age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 85.2% male: 89.1% female: 79.4%
1997 definition : age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85.2% male: 89.1% female: 79.4% (1995 est.)
1998 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85.2% male: 89.1% female: 79.4% (1995 est.)
1999 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85.2% male: 89.1% female: 79.4% (1995 est.)
2000 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85.2% male: 89.1% female: 79.4% (1995 est.)
2001 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85.2% male: 89.1% female: 79.4% (1995 est.)
2002 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 88.5% male: 91.6% female: 84.2% (2002 est.)
2003 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.1% male: 91.9% female: 85% (2003 est.)
2004 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.1% male: 91.9% female: 85% (2003 est.)
2005 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.1% male: 91.9% female: 85% (2003 est.)
2006 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89.1% male: 91.9% female: 85% (2003 est.)
2007 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.5% male: 88.6% female: 83.6% (2001 census)
2008 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.5% male: 88.6% female: 83.6% (2001 census)
2009 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.5% male: 88.6% female: 83.6% (2001 census)
2010 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.5% male: 88.6% female: 83.6% (2001 census)
2011 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.5% male: 88.6% female: 83.6% (2001 census)
2012 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.6% male: 96.1% female: 91.6% (2010 census)
2013 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.6% male: 96.1% female: 91.6% (2010 est.)
2014 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.6% male: 96.1% female: 91.6% (2010 est.)
2015 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 95.7% | male: 96.9% | female: 93.5% (2015 est.)
2016 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 95.7% | male: 96.9% | female: 93.5% (2015 est.)
2017 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 95.7% | male: 96.9% | female: 93.5% (2015 est.)
2018 definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.) | total population: 95.7% (2015 est.) | male: 96.9% (2015 est.) | female: 93.5% (2015 est.)
2019 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 95.7% | male: 96.9% | female: 93.5% (2015)
2020 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 97.5% | male: 99.9% | female: 94.9% (2018)
2021 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.5% male: 99.9% female: 94.9% (2018)
2022 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.5% male: 99.9% female: 94.9% (2018)
2023 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.5% male: 99.9% female: 94.9% (2018)
2024 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.5% male: 99.9% female: 94.9% (2018)
2025 total population: 97.8% (2024 est.) male: 98.7% (2024 est.) female: 96.3% (2024 est.)