Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Egypt

Egypt: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 was 0.75 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.75
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
56th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.9286
in 2011
All-time low
0.5692
in 2005
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.60.811988200320191988: 0.6711998: 0.72005: 0.5692007: 0.6942008: 0.6252009: 0.7872010: 0.6082011: 0.9292012: 0.7142013: 0.7742014: 0.82015: 0.752016: 0.8332017: 0.82018: 0.7062019: 0.75

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.75 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in 2019.

That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Egypt peaked at 0.9286 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5692, in 2005.

That places Egypt 56th out of 71 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1988 0.671
1998 0.7 +4.3%
2005 0.5692 -18.7%
2007 0.6944 +22.0%
2008 0.625 -10.0%
2009 0.7867 +25.9%
2010 0.6083 -22.7%
2011 0.9286 +52.6%
2012 0.7143 -23.1%
2013 0.7738 +8.3%
2014 0.8 +3.4%
2015 0.75 -6.3%
2016 0.8333 +11.1%
2017 0.8 -4.0%
2018 0.7059 -11.8%
2019 0.75 +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.671 0.671 0.671 1
1990s 0.7 0.7 0.7 1
2000s 0.6688 0.5692 0.7867 4
2010s 0.7664 0.6083 0.9286 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 53 Iceland 0.8017 compare
  2. 54 Paraguay 0.8 compare
  3. 55 India 0.7891 compare
  4. 57 Netherlands 0.7496 compare
  5. 58 Argentina 0.7459 compare
  6. 59 Czechia 0.7333 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Egypt?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 in Egypt was 0.75 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.9286 in 2011.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5692 in 2005.
How does Egypt rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24?
Egypt ranks 56th out of 71 countries with data for 2019.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 927 data points, 1970–2021
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