Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Mauritius
Mauritius: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 20.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Mauritius, 2000–2040
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 20.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in 2040. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Mauritius peaked at 45.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.
That places Mauritius 6th out of 165 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.81 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 43.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 43.99 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.17 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 37.71 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 45.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.18 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 23.35 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 35.71 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 22.23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 22.23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 22.23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
| 2040s | 20.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 20.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 20.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 3 St. Lucia 20.77 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.73 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 5 Denmark 20.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 7 Antigua and Barbuda 20.48 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 8 Guyana 20.12 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 9 Nigeria 20.07 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
More education data for Mauritius
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6,144 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Mauritius?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Mauritius was 20.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 45.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.59 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
- How does Mauritius rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
- Mauritius ranks 6th out of 165 countries with data for 2040.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with primary but not secondary education (accelerated scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.