Bahrain vs Samoa: Literate and illiterate world population

Bahrain

2.2%

in 2024

Samoa

2.0%

in 2019

Bahrain rank

98th

Samoa rank

101st

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Bahrain currently reports 2.2% against 2.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

Globally, Bahrain ranks 98th and Samoa ranks 101st of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.