Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Mauritius or Pre-demographic dividend?

Mauritius, at 94.3% against 67.7% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Pre-demographic dividend?

10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritius vs Pre-demographic dividend: Literacy rate, adult total

Mauritius

94.3%

in 2023

Pre-demographic dividend

67.7%

in 2024

Mauritius rank

39th

Pre-demographic dividend rank

36th

Literacy rate, adult total over time

Mauritius
Pre-demographic dividend

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 94.3% against 67.7% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 26.6%.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.4 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

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

Mauritius ranks 39th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 36th of 89 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Pre-demographic dividend	Difference	Ahead
1990s	79.9%	51.0%	28.9%	Mauritius
2000s	84.3%	55.2%	29.0%	Mauritius
2010s	91.8%	60.9%	30.9%	Mauritius
2020s	93.6%	67.0%	26.7%	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Mauritius or Pre-demographic dividend?: Mauritius, at 94.3% against 67.7% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between Mauritius and Pre-demographic dividend?: 26.6%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Pre-demographic dividend?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?: Mauritius ranks 39th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 36th of 89 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult total (% of people 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 total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Unit: % of people ages 15 and above
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 2,592 data points, 1973–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.