Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Mauritius

Mauritius: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.3%
World rank
36th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2006
All-time low
0.0%
in 2012
Years of data
12
2001–2017

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Mauritius, 2001–2017

00.10.20.30.42001200920172001: 0.304 % of youth labor force with high education2002: 0.283 % of youth labor force with high education2003: 0.197 % of youth labor force with high education2004: 0.279 % of youth labor force with high education2005: 0.272 % of youth labor force with high education2006: 0.353 % of youth labor force with high education2007: 0.252 % of youth labor force with high education2008: 0.202 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.22 % of youth labor force with high education2010: 0.233 % of youth labor force with high education2012: 0.001 % of youth labor force with high education2017: 0.3 % of youth labor force with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.

Analysis

In 2017, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Mauritius stood at 0.3%.

That represents a change of up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Mauritius peaked at 0.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.

Mauritius ranks 36th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in Mauritius, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of youth labor force with high education Change
2001 0.3%
2002 0.3% -6.9%
2003 0.2% -30.5%
2004 0.3% +42.1%
2005 0.3% -2.6%
2006 0.4% +29.9%
2007 0.3% -28.8%
2008 0.2% -19.5%
2009 0.2% +8.8%
2010 0.2% +5.9%
2012 0.0% -99.5%
2017 0.3% +25702.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Mauritius?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Mauritius was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
How does Mauritius rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
Mauritius ranks 36th out of 107 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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