Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female in Egypt

Egypt: Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
8th
of 62 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2012
All-time low
0.2%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.10.20.30.41988200320191988: 0.165 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.197 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.193 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.369 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.384 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.376 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.388 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.4 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.424 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.383 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.373 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.351 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.29 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.311 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.406 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.415 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female in Egypt is 0.4%, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female in Egypt peaked at 0.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 8th of 62 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1988 0.2%
1998 0.2% +19.3%
2005 0.2% -2.0%
2007 0.4% +91.0%
2008 0.4% +4.0%
2009 0.4% -2.0%
2010 0.4% +3.3%
2011 0.4% +3.0%
2012 0.4% +5.9%
2013 0.4% -9.5%
2014 0.4% -2.6%
2015 0.4% -6.1%
2016 0.3% -17.2%
2017 0.3% +7.2%
2018 0.4% +30.2%
2019 0.4% +2.3%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 8.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 2.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +91.0% 0.2% 0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 5 Jordan 0.5% compare
  2. 6 Ethiopia 0.5% compare
  3. 7 Tajikistan 0.4% compare
  4. 9 Nigeria 0.4% compare
  5. 10 Puerto Rico 0.3% compare
  6. 11 Mongolia 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female in Egypt?
Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female in Egypt was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female?
Egypt ranks 8th out of 62 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
62 places, 713 data points, 1970–2021
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