Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius
Mauritius: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 index
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
21st
of 96 countries
All-time high
1.02 index
in 2000
All-time low
1 index
in 2021
Years of data
6
1990–2023
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius is 1 index, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius peaked at 1.02 index in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 2021.
That places Mauritius 21st out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.01 index | — |
| 2000 | 1.02 index | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1 index | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.01 index compare
- 19 Chile 1 index compare
- 20 Burundi 1 index compare
- 22 Myanmar 1 index compare
- 23 Albania 1 index compare
- 23 Armenia 1 index compare
- 23 Azerbaijan 1 index compare
- 23 Bahrain 1 index compare
- 23 Belarus 1 index compare
- 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 index compare
- 23 Brazil 1 index compare
- 23 Cape Verde 1 index compare
- 23 China 1 index compare
- 23 Ecuador 1 index compare
- 23 Eswatini 1 index compare
- 23 Georgia 1 index compare
- 23 Jordan 1 index compare
- 23 Kuwait 1 index compare
- 23 Macau, China 1 index compare
- 23 Maldives 1 index compare
- 23 Mexico 1 index compare
- 23 Republic of Moldova 1 index compare
- 23 Nigeria 1 index compare
- 23 Oman 1 index compare
- 23 Paraguay 1 index compare
- 23 Peru 1 index compare
- 23 Qatar 1 index compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 1 index compare
- 23 Serbia 1 index compare
- 23 Singapore 1 index compare
- 23 Spain 1 index compare
- 23 Sri Lanka 1 index compare
- 23 Thailand 1 index compare
- 23 Tonga 1 index compare
- 23 Tunisia 1 index compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 1 index compare
- 23 Uruguay 1 index compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 1 index compare
- 23 Viet Nam 1 index compare
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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mauritius was 1 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2000.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mauritius ranks 21st out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.