Mauritania - Adult illiterate population

1,044,668 (number) in 2007

Mauritania adult illiteracy was 1.04 million in 2007, up by 0.00% from 2000.

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What is adult illiteracy?

Adult illiterate population. Total is the total number of adults over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.

What is Mauritania adult illiteracy?