Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 92.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Mauritius stood at 92.7%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Mauritius peaked at 92.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 1990.
That places Mauritius 40th out of 89 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.7% | — |
| 2000 | 80.5% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.7% | 74.7% | 74.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 86.7% | 91.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 91.7% | 92.7% | 2 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,330 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,539 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Mauritius?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Mauritius was 92.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- Mauritius ranks 40th out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release