Unemployment with advanced education, female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 4.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Mauritius, 2001–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education, female in Mauritius stood at 4.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Mauritius peaked at 13.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2008.
That places Mauritius 69th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.2% | — |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -56.9% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +34.5% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +40.5% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -44.2% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -51.6% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +57.6% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +45.9% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -29.6% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 3.0% | 13.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.4% | 10.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 6.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Mauritius?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Mauritius was 4.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Mauritius ranks 69th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. 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).