Unemployment with basic education, male in Mauritius
Mauritius: Unemployment with basic education, male was 4.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, male in Mauritius, 2001–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 4.2% for unemployment with basic education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Mauritius peaked at 8.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2018.
Mauritius ranks 82nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.4% | — |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -38.6% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +39.7% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +49.2% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +80.0% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -42.0% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.2% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 7.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Mauritius?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Mauritius was 4.2% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2018.
- How does Mauritius rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Mauritius ranks 82nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 basic education, male (% of male labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).