Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in Egypt

Egypt: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
69th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2018
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in Egypt, 1988–2019

0.20.40.60.81988200320191988: 0.311 % of employed female population aged 15-241998: 0.197 % of employed female population aged 15-242005: 0.263 % of employed female population aged 15-242007: 0.531 % of employed female population aged 15-242008: 0.553 % of employed female population aged 15-242009: 0.589 % of employed female population aged 15-242010: 0.548 % of employed female population aged 15-242011: 0.53 % of employed female population aged 15-242012: 0.582 % of employed female population aged 15-242013: 0.442 % of employed female population aged 15-242014: 0.405 % of employed female population aged 15-242015: 0.359 % of employed female population aged 15-242016: 0.479 % of employed female population aged 15-242017: 0.43 % of employed female population aged 15-242018: 0.834 % of employed female population aged 15-242019: 0.798 % of employed female population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed female population aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in Egypt is 0.8%, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in Egypt peaked at 0.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.

That places Egypt 69th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed female population aged 15-24) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of employed female population aged 15-24 Change
1988 0.3%
1998 0.2% -36.8%
2005 0.3% +33.5%
2007 0.5% +102.3%
2008 0.6% +4.0%
2009 0.6% +6.5%
2010 0.5% -7.0%
2011 0.5% -3.1%
2012 0.6% +9.7%
2013 0.4% -24.1%
2014 0.4% -8.4%
2015 0.4% -11.2%
2016 0.5% +33.3%
2017 0.4% -10.1%
2018 0.8% +93.7%
2019 0.8% -4.3%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 86% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 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 +102.3% 0.3% 0.5%
2018 +93.7% 0.4% 0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.3% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.8% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 66 Panama 0.8% compare
  2. 67 Albania 0.8% compare
  3. 68 Gambia 0.8% compare
  4. 70 Thailand 0.8% compare
  5. 71 Türkiye 0.8% compare
  6. 72 Bangladesh 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in Egypt?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in Egypt was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Egypt rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24?
Egypt ranks 69th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed female population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed female population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed female population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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