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

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

Latest (2017)
0.3%
World rank
28th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2006
All-time low
0.0%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2001–2017

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

00.10.20.32001200920172001: 0.277 % of total youth labor force2002: 0.262 % of total youth labor force2003: 0.179 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.251 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.266 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.344 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.25 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.194 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.224 % of total youth labor force2010: 0.237 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.217 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.001 % of total youth labor force2017: 0.3 % of total youth labor force

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

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 0.3% for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in 2017.

That represents a change of up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Mauritius peaked at 0.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.

Mauritius ranks 28th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Mauritius, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
2001 0.3%
2002 0.3% -5.5%
2003 0.2% -31.7%
2004 0.3% +40.1%
2005 0.3% +5.9%
2006 0.3% +29.4%
2007 0.3% -27.2%
2008 0.2% -22.3%
2009 0.2% +15.1%
2010 0.2% +5.8%
2011 0.2% -8.4%
2012 0.0% -99.5%
2017 0.3% +29217.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% 4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 25 Puerto Rico 0.3% compare
  2. 26 Jamaica 0.3%
  3. 27 Zambia 0.3% compare
  4. 29 Brazil 0.3% compare
  5. 30 Serbia 0.3% compare
  6. 31 Rwanda 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Mauritius?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Mauritius was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
How does Mauritius rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Mauritius ranks 28th out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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 Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment 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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