Literacy rate, adult male in Mauritius
Mauritius: Literacy rate, adult male was 96.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult male in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15 and above.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rate, adult male in Mauritius stood at 96.1%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult male in Mauritius peaked at 96.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.2%, in 1990.
That places Mauritius 37th out of 88 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.
Literacy rate, adult male in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85.2% | — |
| 2000 | 88.2% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +1.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 96.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.8%, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 96.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 79.2%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.2% | 85.2% | 85.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 88.2% | 88.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 92.0% | 95.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 94.9% | 96.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 literacy rate, adult male in Mauritius?
- Literacy rate, adult male in Mauritius was 96.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.2% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for literacy rate, adult male?
- Mauritius ranks 37th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, adult male rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.