Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary in Egypt

Egypt: Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary was 0.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
17th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1998
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
15
1998–2019

Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary in Egypt, 1998–2019

00.20.40.60.81998200820191998: 0.729 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.582 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.627 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.62 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.62 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.595 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.587 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.616 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.601 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.601 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.561 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.526 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.506 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.51 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.487 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary in Egypt stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.

Egypt ranks 17th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary in Egypt?
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary in Egypt was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
What is the lowest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary?
Egypt ranks 17th out of 29 countries with data for 2019.
Is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 374 data points, 1981–2021
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