Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 20.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Mauritius, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Mauritius stood at 20.4%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Mauritius peaked at 41.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2023.
That places Mauritius 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 41.0% | — |
| 2006 | 31.7% | -22.8% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 20.4% | +0.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 20.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.3%, 84% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 20.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.3%, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9% | 27.8% | 41.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 21.3% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 20.1% | 22.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 99 Saudi Arabia 20.8% compare
- 100 Romania 20.8% compare
- 101 Jamaica 20.7% compare
- 103 Bangladesh 20.1% compare
- 104 United States Virgin Islands 19.9% compare
- 105 Bahamas 19.8% compare
More work & labour data for Mauritius
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4521 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 604.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 616.68 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 298.03 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 283.69 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 581.72 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Mauritius?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Mauritius was 20.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Mauritius ranks 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).