Mauritania

Literacy Rate

53.5
percent
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

138
Sudan60.7
139
Mozambique60.66
140
Comoros58.82
142
Yemen54.1
143
Mauritania53.5
144
Senegal51.9
145
Ethiopia51.77
146
Gambia50.78
147
Liberia48.3

Africa Ranking

32
Malawi62.14
33
Nigeria62.02
34
Sudan60.7
35
Mozambique60.66
36
Comoros58.82
38
Senegal51.9
39
Ethiopia51.77
40
Gambia50.78
41
Liberia48.3

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Definition of Literacy Rate

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.

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