Unemployment with intermediate education in Mauritius
Mauritius: Unemployment with intermediate education was 6.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Mauritius, 2001–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with intermediate education in Mauritius stood at 6.2%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Mauritius peaked at 10.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 61st 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 intermediate education in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.5% | — |
| 2002 | 9.6% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -28.9% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +40.3% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +32.4% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +26.4% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.8% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 6.2% | 9.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 unemployment with intermediate education in Mauritius?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Mauritius was 6.2% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Mauritius ranks 61st out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. 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 intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).