Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt

Egypt: Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education was 1.09 in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.09
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
27th
of 28 countries
All-time high
1.33
in 2016
All-time low
0.9231
in 1998
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.511.51988200320191988: 11998: 0.9232005: 1.12007: 12008: 12009: 1.12010: 1.12011: 1.32012: 1.22013: 1.22014: 1.32015: 1.22016: 1.32017: 1.22018: 1.12019: 1.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 1.09 for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2019.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt peaked at 1.33 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9231, in 1998.

That places Egypt 27th out of 28 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.01 1.01 1.01 1
1990s 0.9231 0.9231 0.9231 1
2000s 1.09 1.03 1.15 4
2010s 1.2 1.09 1.33 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 24 Peru 1.28 compare
  2. 25 Jordan 1.14 compare
  3. 26 Palestine 1.1 compare
  4. 28 Georgia 1.05 compare

See the full ranking of 28 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt?
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt was 1.09 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 1.33 in 2016.
What is the lowest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9231 in 1998.
How does Egypt rank for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Egypt ranks 27th out of 28 countries with data for 2019.
Is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 378 data points, 1970–2021
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