Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, East Asia & Pacific or Mauritius?

Mauritius, at 99.8% against 99.1% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Mauritius?

6 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, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs Mauritius: Literacy rate, youth total

East Asia & Pacific

99.1%

in 2024

Mauritius

99.8%

in 2023

East Asia & Pacific rank

11th

Mauritius rank

8th

Literacy rate, youth total over time

East Asia & Pacific
Mauritius

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 99.8% against 99.1% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Mauritius ranks 8th of 40 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1990s	94.3%	91.2%	3.1%	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	97.7%	94.5%	3.1%	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	98.5%	98.1%	0.4%	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	99.0%	99.9%	0.9%	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, East Asia & Pacific or Mauritius?: Mauritius, at 99.8% against 99.1% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth total between East Asia & Pacific and Mauritius?: 0.7%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Mauritius?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Mauritius rank globally for literacy rate, youth total?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th and Mauritius ranks 8th of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth total (% of people 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 total (% of people ages 15-24)
Unit: % of people ages 15-24
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 135 places, 2,762 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.