Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 96.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 96.0% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mauritius peaked at 96.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, in 1990.
That places Mauritius 36th out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.4% | — |
| 2000 | 80.8% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.4% | 72.4% | 72.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 80.8% | 80.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 88.7% | 88.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.5% | 96.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Mauritius
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mauritius?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mauritius was 96.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Mauritius ranks 36th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release