Adult literacy rate in Mauritius
94.3% of adults in Mauritius could read and write in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Mauritius, 2023
94.3%
Change from 2021
+1.3percentage points
World, 2023
87.6%
Adult literacy rate in Mauritius over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% 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 | Mauritius | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | 86.0% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | 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 | 84.3% | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 93.0% in 2021, a change of +1.3 percentage points.
- Since 1990, when it was 79.9%, the figure has changed by +14.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 87.6%.
More for Mauritius
All statistics for Mauritius
Primary school enrolment (gross)
107.3%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
17.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Lower secondary completion
85.3%
2020 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
48.4%
2020 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
0.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
13.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS