Mauritius - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 91.71 |
| 2000 | 95.36 |
| 2011 | 98.58 |
| 2018 | 99.35 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 90.70 |
| 2000 | 93.72 |
| 2011 | 97.69 |
| 2018 | 98.74 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 91.19 |
| 2000 | 94.54 |
| 2011 | 98.13 |
| 2018 | 99.04 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Mauritius was 89.37 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 90.98 in 2016, while its lowest value was 74.66 in 1990.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.66 |
| 2000 | 80.50 |
| 2011 | 86.66 |
| 2012 | 88.98 |
| 2013 | 89.05 |
| 2014 | 90.28 |
| 2015 | 90.65 |
| 2016 | 90.98 |
| 2018 | 89.37 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Mauritius was 93.36 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 95.44 in 2016, while its lowest value was 85.15 in 1990.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 85.15 |
| 2000 | 88.23 |
| 2011 | 91.95 |
| 2012 | 94.65 |
| 2013 | 94.04 |
| 2014 | 94.77 |
| 2015 | 94.86 |
| 2016 | 95.44 |
| 2018 | 93.36 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Mauritius was 91.33 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 93.16 in 2016, while its lowest value was 79.87 in 1990.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.87 |
| 2000 | 84.30 |
| 2011 | 89.25 |
| 2012 | 91.77 |
| 2013 | 91.49 |
| 2014 | 92.47 |
| 2015 | 92.71 |
| 2016 | 93.16 |
| 2018 | 91.33 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
