Mauritania

Youth Literacy Rate

63.95
ages 15-24
Dec 00Dec 07Dec 13Dec 170.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Mauritania
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

140
Mozambique70.91
141
Senegal69.48
143
Gambia67.16
144
Sierra Leone66.65
145
Mauritania63.95
146
Benin60.95
148
Burkina Faso58.87
149
Afghanistan55.93
150
Liberia55.4

Africa Ranking

36
Ethiopia72.75
37
Mozambique70.91
38
Senegal69.48
39
Gambia67.16
41
Mauritania63.95
42
Benin60.95
45
Liberia55.4
46
Guinea53.94

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Definition of Youth Literacy Rate

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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