Mauritius Literacy Rate 1990-2024
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.
- Mauritius literacy rate for 2021 was 92.15%, a 1.01% decline from 2016.
- Mauritius literacy rate for 2016 was 93.16%, a 0.45% increase from 2015.
- Mauritius literacy rate for 2015 was 92.71%, a 0.23% increase from 2014.
- Mauritius literacy rate for 2014 was 92.47%, a 0.98% increase from 2013.
| Mauritius Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
92.15% |
-1.01% |
| 2016 |
93.16% |
0.45% |
| 2015 |
92.71% |
0.23% |
| 2014 |
92.47% |
0.98% |
| 2013 |
91.49% |
-0.28% |
| 2012 |
91.77% |
2.52% |
| 2011 |
89.25% |
4.95% |
| 2000 |
84.30% |
4.43% |
| 1990 |
79.87% |
4.43% |
