Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt

Egypt: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 23.4%
World rank
39th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2013
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.050.10.150.21988200320191988: 0.153 % of labor force with high education in working age1998: 0.175 % of labor force with high education in working age2005: 0.129 % of labor force with high education in working age2007: 0.152 % of labor force with high education in working age2008: 0.141 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.144 % of labor force with high education in working age2010: 0.143 % of labor force with high education in working age2011: 0.167 % of labor force with high education in working age2012: 0.178 % of labor force with high education in working age2013: 0.179 % of labor force with high education in working age2014: 0.169 % of labor force with high education in working age2015: 0.179 % of labor force with high education in working age2016: 0.175 % of labor force with high education in working age2017: 0.174 % of labor force with high education in working age2018: 0.145 % of labor force with high education in working age2019: 0.111 % of labor force with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with high education in working age.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.1% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.4% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt peaked at 0.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

That places Egypt 39th out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
1988 0.2%
1998 0.2% +14.3%
2005 0.1% -26.5%
2007 0.2% +18.0%
2008 0.1% -7.3%
2009 0.1% +2.3%
2010 0.1% -1.0%
2011 0.2% +16.7%
2012 0.2% +6.9%
2013 0.2% +0.6%
2014 0.2% -5.5%
2015 0.2% +5.5%
2016 0.2% -2.1%
2017 0.2% -0.6%
2018 0.1% -16.4%
2019 0.1% -23.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 4
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 36 India 0.1% compare
  2. 37 Panama 0.1% compare
  3. 38 Latvia 0.1% compare
  4. 40 Palestine, State of 0.1% compare
  5. 41 Ireland 0.1% compare
  6. 42 Bangladesh 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Egypt ranks 39th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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