Low income vs Mauritius: Literacy rate, adult male

Low income
70.9%
in 2024
Mauritius
96.1%
in 2023
Low income rank
38th
Mauritius rank
37th

Literacy rate, adult male over time

  • Low income
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 96.1% against 70.9% in Low income, a difference of 25.2%.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.4 times Low income's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

Low income ranks 38th and Mauritius ranks 37th of 39 groups.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Mauritius Difference Ahead
1990s 58.6% 85.2% 26.5% Mauritius
2000s 61.7% 88.2% 26.6% Mauritius
2010s 68.3% 94.3% 26.0% Mauritius
2020s 70.5% 95.5% 25.0% Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Low income or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 96.1% against 70.9% in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Low income and Mauritius?
25.2%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Mauritius?
10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Low income and Mauritius rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
Low income ranks 38th and Mauritius ranks 37th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Unit
% of males ages 15 and above
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
127 places, 2,578 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

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.