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

Egypt: Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.9091 in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9091
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
24th
of 28 countries
All-time high
1.17
in 2015
All-time low
0.8
in 2008
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.250.50.7511.21988200320191988: 0.9231998: 0.8452005: 0.8762007: 0.8272008: 0.82009: 0.92010: 0.8122011: 1.12012: 12013: 0.952014: 12015: 1.22016: 12017: 0.8892018: 0.92019: 0.909

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt stood at 0.9091.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt peaked at 1.17 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2008.

Egypt ranks 24th of 28 countries on this measure, 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 0.9231 0.9231 0.9231 1
1990s 0.8446 0.8446 0.8446 1
2000s 0.8508 0.8 0.9 4
2010s 0.9694 0.8125 1.17 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 23 Philippines 0.9167 compare
  2. 25 Dominican Republic 0.8762 compare
  3. 26 Palestine 0.8242 compare
  4. 27 South Africa 0.5714 compare

See the full ranking of 28 places β†’

More reference data data for Egypt

All data for Egypt β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt?
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt was 0.9091 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 1.17 in 2015.
What is the lowest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2008.
How does Egypt rank for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Egypt ranks 24th out of 28 countries with data for 2019.
Is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 376 data points, 1970–2021
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