Mauritania Literacy Rate 2000-2023
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.
- Mauritania literacy rate for 2021 was 66.96%, a 13.46% increase from 2017.
- Mauritania literacy rate for 2017 was 53.50%, a 8.57% decline from 2013.
- Mauritania literacy rate for 2013 was 62.07%, a 16.56% increase from 2007.
- Mauritania literacy rate for 2007 was 45.50%, a 5.7% decline from 2000.
| Mauritania Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
66.96% |
13.46% |
| 2017 |
53.50% |
-8.57% |
| 2013 |
62.07% |
16.56% |
| 2007 |
45.50% |
-5.70% |
| 2000 |
51.21% |
-5.70% |
