Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt

Egypt: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
42nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1988
All-time low
0.7%
in 2005
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.60.81988200320191988: 0.823 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.743 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.682 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.705 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.717 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.734 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.732 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.724 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.731 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.722 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.716 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.707 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.717 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.717 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.727 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.733 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt is 0.7%, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt peaked at 0.8% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2005.

Egypt ranks 42nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1988 0.8%
1998 0.7% -9.8%
2005 0.7% -8.2%
2007 0.7% +3.4%
2008 0.7% +1.7%
2009 0.7% +2.3%
2010 0.7% -0.2%
2011 0.7% -1.1%
2012 0.7% +0.9%
2013 0.7% -1.1%
2014 0.7% -0.9%
2015 0.7% -1.3%
2016 0.7% +1.5%
2017 0.7% -0.1%
2018 0.7% +1.5%
2019 0.7% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 4
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1988.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
How does Egypt rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Egypt ranks 42nd out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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