Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 14.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% 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, male (% of) in Mauritius stood at 14.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Mauritius peaked at 20.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2008.
Mauritius ranks 87th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16.6% | — |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -21.8% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 14.7% | +0.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 14.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 91% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 14.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.9%, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 13.2% | 16.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.9% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 14.6% | 20.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Mauritius?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Mauritius was 14.7% 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, male (% of) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Mauritius ranks 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of male 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).