Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt

Egypt: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
97th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1998
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.61988200320191988: 0.627 % of population with high education in working age1998: 0.658 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.601 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.525 % of population with high education in working age2008: 0.535 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.535 % of population with high education in working age2010: 0.548 % of population with high education in working age2011: 0.537 % of population with high education in working age2012: 0.535 % of population with high education in working age2013: 0.533 % of population with high education in working age2014: 0.527 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.495 % of population with high education in working age2016: 0.493 % of population with high education in working age2017: 0.482 % of population with high education in working age2018: 0.471 % of population with high education in working age2019: 0.471 % of population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.5% for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.

Egypt ranks 97th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of population with high education in working age Change
1988 0.6%
1998 0.7% +5.1%
2005 0.6% -8.8%
2007 0.5% -12.6%
2008 0.5% +1.9%
2009 0.5% +0.0%
2010 0.5% +2.4%
2011 0.5% -1.9%
2012 0.5% -0.4%
2013 0.5% -0.5%
2014 0.5% -1.1%
2015 0.5% -6.0%
2016 0.5% -0.4%
2017 0.5% -2.4%
2018 0.5% -2.2%
2019 0.5% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10

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  4. 98 Tunisia 0.5% compare
  5. 99 India 0.4% compare
  6. 100 Rwanda 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt?
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Egypt ranks 97th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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