Unemployment with advanced education in Mauritius
Mauritius: Unemployment with advanced education was 3.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Mauritius, 2001–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education in Mauritius is 3.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Mauritius peaked at 8.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2008.
That places Mauritius 75th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.0% | — |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -23.7% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -31.4% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +53.6% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -36.8% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +36.3% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -40.4% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +23.1% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +95.5% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.7% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 3.6% | 8.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Mauritius?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Mauritius was 3.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Mauritius ranks 75th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of total 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).