Literacy rate in Mauritius
Mauritius: Literacy rate was 94.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate in Mauritius, 1950–2023
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate in Mauritius is 94.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate in Mauritius peaked at 94.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 1950.
That places Mauritius 59th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.5% | 52.5% | 52.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 79.9% | 79.9% | 79.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 84.3% | 84.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 89.2% | 93.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 93.0% | 94.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,144 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.23 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate in Mauritius?
- Literacy rate in Mauritius was 94.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 1950.
- How does Mauritius rank for literacy rate?
- Mauritius ranks 59th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults who can read and write a simple statement about their everyday life.