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

Egypt: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
44th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.3%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.10.20.30.40.51988200320191988: 0.289 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.322 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.301 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.33 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.357 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.367 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.386 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.363 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.386 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.376 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.378 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.404 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.441 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.432 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.452 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.472 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Egypt stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Egypt peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1988.

That places Egypt 44th out of 104 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.

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

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1988 0.3%
1998 0.3% +11.2%
2005 0.3% -6.3%
2007 0.3% +9.6%
2008 0.4% +8.2%
2009 0.4% +2.8%
2010 0.4% +5.0%
2011 0.4% -6.0%
2012 0.4% +6.4%
2013 0.4% -2.6%
2014 0.4% +0.6%
2015 0.4% +6.8%
2016 0.4% +9.4%
2017 0.4% -2.1%
2018 0.5% +4.7%
2019 0.5% +4.4%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 41 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5% compare
  2. 42 Uruguay 0.5% compare
  3. 43 Brazil 0.5% compare
  4. 45 Sweden 0.5% compare
  5. 46 Philippines 0.4% compare
  6. 47 Netherlands 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Egypt?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Egypt was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Egypt ranks 44th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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