Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mauritius

Mauritius: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.2% in 2012. ▼ Falling

Latest (2012)
0.2%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
35th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2006
All-time low
0.2%
in 2008
Years of data
11
2001–2012

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mauritius, 2001–2012

00.10.20.32001200620122001: 0.227 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.232 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.197 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.214 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.223 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.251 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.209 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.196 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.203 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.215 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.212 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 0.2% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in 2012.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mauritius peaked at 0.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.

That places Mauritius 35th out of 82 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Mauritius, 2001 to 2012.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
2001 0.2% —
2002 0.2% +2.2%
2003 0.2% -15.0%
2004 0.2% +8.6%
2005 0.2% +4.3%
2006 0.3% +12.4%
2007 0.2% -16.7%
2008 0.2% -6.5%
2009 0.2% +4.0%
2010 0.2% +5.6%
2012 0.2% -1.5%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 69% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mauritius?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mauritius was 0.2% in 2012, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
How does Mauritius rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Mauritius ranks 35th out of 82 countries with data for 2012.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,081 data points, 1970–2021
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