NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Mauritius

Mauritius: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 15.57 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
15.57
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
65th
of 113 countries
All-time high
34.24
in 2001
All-time low
15.57
in 2024
Years of data
24
2001–2024

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Mauritius, 2001–2024

01020302001201220242001: 34.22002: 30.72003: 282004: 29.12005: 29.42006: 24.22007: 22.82008: 23.82009: 24.12010: 23.32011: 23.32012: 22.82013: 22.32014: 21.42015: 20.62016: 20.92017: 202018: 20.42019: 18.92020: 33.92021: 31.12022: 20.92023: 17.52024: 15.6

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Mauritius is 15.57, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Mauritius peaked at 34.24 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.57, in 2024.

Mauritius ranks 65th of 113 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.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29) in Mauritius, 2001 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2001 34.24
2002 30.74 -10.2%
2003 28.04 -8.8%
2004 29.1 +3.8%
2005 29.37 +0.9%
2006 24.19 -17.6%
2007 22.81 -5.7%
2008 23.82 +4.4%
2009 24.1 +1.2%
2010 23.34 -3.2%
2011 23.28 -0.3%
2012 22.78 -2.1%
2013 22.33 -2.0%
2014 21.41 -4.1%
2015 20.59 -3.8%
2016 20.88 +1.4%
2017 19.99 -4.3%
2018 20.43 +2.2%
2019 18.87 -7.6%
2020 33.94 +79.9%
2021 31.07 -8.4%
2022 20.87 -32.8%
2023 17.53 -16.0%
2024 15.57 -11.2%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 15.57 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.57, 76% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 15.57 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.18, 64% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +79.9% 18.87 33.94

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.38 22.81 34.24 9
2010s 21.39 18.87 23.34 10
2020s 23.8 15.57 33.94 5

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 62 Seychelles 16.65 compare
  2. 63 Montenegro 16.5 compare
  3. 64 Chile 16.27 compare
  4. 66 Rwanda 15.52 compare
  5. 67 Korea 15.34 compare
  6. 68 Italy 15.19 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Mauritius?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Mauritius was 15.57 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 34.24 in 2001.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 15.57 in 2024.
How does Mauritius rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Mauritius ranks 65th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
113 places, 2,222 data points, 1976–2026
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.