Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Mauritius

Mauritius: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total was 0.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7%
World rank
84th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2012
All-time low
0.7%
in 2006
Years of data
13
2001–2017

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Mauritius, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.812001200920172001: 0.723 % of total youth labor force2002: 0.738 % of total youth labor force2003: 0.821 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.749 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.734 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.656 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.75 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.806 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.776 % of total youth labor force2010: 0.763 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.783 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.999 % of total youth labor force2017: 0.7 % of total youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total youth labor force.

Analysis

In 2017, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Mauritius stood at 0.7%.

The figure is down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Mauritius peaked at 1.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2006.

That places Mauritius 84th out of 111 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Mauritius, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
2001 0.7%
2002 0.7% +2.1%
2003 0.8% +11.3%
2004 0.7% -8.8%
2005 0.7% -2.0%
2006 0.7% -10.6%
2007 0.7% +14.3%
2008 0.8% +7.4%
2009 0.8% -3.6%
2010 0.8% -1.7%
2011 0.8% +2.6%
2012 1.0% +27.6%
2017 0.7% -29.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 81 Rwanda 0.7% compare
  2. 82 Serbia 0.7% compare
  3. 83 Brazil 0.7% compare
  4. 85 Zambia 0.7% compare
  5. 86 Jamaica 0.7%
  6. 87 Puerto Rico 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Mauritius?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Mauritius was 0.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2006.
How does Mauritius rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Mauritius ranks 84th out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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