Literacy rate, adult female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Literacy rate, adult female was 92.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rate, adult female in Mauritius stood at 92.7%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Mauritius peaked at 92.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 40th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.7% | — |
| 2000 | 80.5% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | +1.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 92.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 92.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.2%, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.7% | 74.7% | 74.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 86.7% | 91.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 91.7% | 92.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More gender data for Mauritius
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 171.19 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,079 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,079 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,566 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,816 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Mauritius?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Mauritius was 92.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Mauritius ranks 40th out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.