Mauritius vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Literacy rate, adult male
Mauritius
96.1%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
74.9%
in 2024
Mauritius rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
34th
Literacy rate, adult male over time
- Mauritius
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 96.1% against 74.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 21.2%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 88 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.2% | 63.1% | 22.0% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 66.4% | 21.8% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 71.2% | 23.1% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 74.6% | 20.9% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Mauritius or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Mauritius, at 96.1% against 74.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 21.2%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
- Mauritius ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 88 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.