Adult literacy rate in Mauritania
59.5% of adults in Mauritania could read and write in 2020.
The latest value for Mauritania is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Mauritania, 2020
59.5%
Change from 2015
−5.6percentage points
World, 2020
87.0%
Adult literacy rate in Mauritania over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 65.1% | 86.0% |
| 2014 | – | 85.6% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | – | 84.9% |
| 2011 | – | 84.7% |
| 2010 | – | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 65.1% in 2015, a change of −5.6 percentage points.
- Since 2000, when it was 51.2%, the figure has changed by +8.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2020 was 87.0%.
More for Mauritania
All statistics for Mauritania
Primary school enrolment (gross)
105.4%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
36.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
57.9%
2015 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
37.1%
2015 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
15.1%
2015 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
11.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS