Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt

Egypt: Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 40.27 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
40.27
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
82nd
of 93 countries
All-time high
40.71
in 2018
All-time low
36.19
in 2005
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt, 1988–2019

0102030401988200320191988: 37.91998: 38.32005: 36.22007: 382008: 38.42009: 38.92010: 37.42011: 37.82012: 38.92013: 392014: 39.72015: 402016: 40.32017: 40.32018: 40.72019: 40.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt is 40.27, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt peaked at 40.71 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36.19, in 2005.

Egypt ranks 82nd of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1988 37.94
1998 38.32 +1.0%
2005 36.19 -5.6%
2007 38.01 +5.0%
2008 38.42 +1.1%
2009 38.94 +1.4%
2010 37.4 -4.0%
2011 37.78 +1.0%
2012 38.94 +3.1%
2013 38.99 +0.1%
2014 39.7 +1.8%
2015 39.96 +0.6%
2016 40.32 +0.9%
2017 40.33 +0.0%
2018 40.71 +0.9%
2019 40.27 -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 37.94 37.94 37.94 1
1990s 38.32 38.32 38.32 1
2000s 37.89 36.19 38.94 4
2010s 39.44 37.4 40.71 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 79 Nicaragua 40.51 compare
  2. 80 Paraguay 40.44 compare
  3. 81 Bolivia 40.31 compare
  4. 83 Jamaica 39.91 compare
  5. 84 Pakistan 39.79 compare
  6. 85 Gambia 38.93 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt?
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt was 40.27 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 40.71 in 2018.
What is the lowest average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 36.19 in 2005.
How does Egypt rank for average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Egypt ranks 82nd out of 93 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,232 data points, 1970–2021
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