Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt

Egypt: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
35th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1998
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt, 1988–2019

0.10.20.30.41988200320191988: 0.3 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.415 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.39 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.195 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.191 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.189 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.159 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.167 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.151 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.178 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.18 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.181 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.119 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.134 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.113 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.1 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.1% for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt peaked at 0.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

Egypt ranks 35th 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.

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid workers, 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 0.4% +38.3%
2005 0.4% -6.0%
2007 0.2% -50.0%
2008 0.2% -1.8%
2009 0.2% -1.4%
2010 0.2% -15.5%
2011 0.2% +4.8%
2012 0.2% -9.5%
2013 0.2% +17.7%
2014 0.2% +1.2%
2015 0.2% +0.5%
2016 0.1% -34.2%
2017 0.1% +12.2%
2018 0.1% -15.6%
2019 0.1% -11.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Egypt ranks 35th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. 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 Unpaid workers, 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
Unpaid workers, 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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