Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 17.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Mauritius, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Mauritius is 17.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Mauritius peaked at 28.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2023.
Mauritius ranks 95th of 187 countries on this measure, 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, total (% of) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28.5% | — |
| 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% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 17.5% | +0.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 17.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 88% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 17.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 20.6% | 28.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 18.1% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 17.4% | 21.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 92 North Macedonia 18.5% compare
- 93 Costa Rica 18.3% compare
- 94 Montenegro 17.6% compare
- 96 Ukraine 17.4% compare
- 97 Sri Lanka 17.4% compare
- 98 Paraguay 17.3% compare
More work & labour data for Mauritius
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.42 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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, total (% of) in Mauritius?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Mauritius was 17.5% 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, total (% of) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Mauritius ranks 95th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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, total (% of 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).