Labor force with advanced education, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Labor force with advanced education, female was 79.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with advanced education, female in Mauritius, 2001–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with advanced education, female in Mauritius is 79.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, female in Mauritius peaked at 87.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.4%, in 2002.
Mauritius ranks 32nd of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 57.3% | — |
| 2002 | 56.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 60.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 57.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 56.4% | 64.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 57.4% | 73.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 73.6% | 87.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, female in Mauritius?
- Labor force with advanced education, female in Mauritius was 79.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4% in 2002.
- How does Mauritius rank for labor force with advanced education, female?
- Mauritius ranks 32nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).