Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Mauritius
Mauritius: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex was 13.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Mauritius, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Mauritius is 13.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.7% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Mauritius peaked at 41.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 75th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 33.8% | — |
| 2002 | 30.2% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | +130.8% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | -25.2% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -33.5% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -16.2% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -19.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 13.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 74% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 13.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.9%, 54% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +130.8% | 18.1% | 41.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 20.6% | 33.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 18.1% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 13.9% | 41.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,330 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,539 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Mauritius?
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Mauritius was 13.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Mauritius ranks 75th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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