Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 46,532 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
46,532
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
49th
of 59 countries
All-time high
68,440
in 2011
All-time low
46,532
in 2016
Years of data
6
2011–2016
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Mauritius, 2011–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Mauritius is 46,532, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Mauritius ranks 49th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 68,440 | — |
| 2012 | 55,007 | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 55,144 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 49,338 | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 47,824 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 46,532 | -2.7% |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -6.5 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 8.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50,979 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 49,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -7.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,495 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 15.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Mauritius?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Mauritius was 46,532 in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 68,440 in 2011.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,532 in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- Mauritius ranks 49th out of 59 countries with data for 2016.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release