Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Mauritius: Literacy rate, youth female

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
99.9%
in 2024
Mauritius
100.0%
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
1st
Mauritius rank
1st

Literacy rate, youth female over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Mauritius
020406080100198720052024

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 100.0% against 99.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 1st and Mauritius ranks 1st of 40 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Mauritius Difference Ahead
1990s 96.0% 91.7% 4.3% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 97.5% 95.4% 2.2% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 99.2% 98.6% 0.6% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 99.9% 100.0% 0.1% Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 100.0% against 99.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Mauritius?
0.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Mauritius?
6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Mauritius rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 1st and Mauritius ranks 1st of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Unit
% of females ages 15-24
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 2,856 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.