Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt

Egypt: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
32nd
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 2005
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt, 1988–2019

0.20.30.40.51988200320191988: 0.375 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector1998: 0.206 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2005: 0.173 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2007: 0.266 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2008: 0.267 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2009: 0.25 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2010: 0.272 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2011: 0.283 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2012: 0.298 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2013: 0.278 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2014: 0.259 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2015: 0.261 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2016: 0.545 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2017: 0.479 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2018: 0.437 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2019: 0.482 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

In 2019, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt stood at 0.5%.

The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 92.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.

Egypt ranks 32nd of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector Change
1988 0.4%
1998 0.2% -45.1%
2005 0.2% -15.9%
2007 0.3% +53.3%
2008 0.3% +0.5%
2009 0.3% -6.3%
2010 0.3% +8.6%
2011 0.3% +4.2%
2012 0.3% +5.4%
2013 0.3% -6.8%
2014 0.3% -6.9%
2015 0.3% +0.6%
2016 0.5% +109.2%
2017 0.5% -12.1%
2018 0.4% -8.7%
2019 0.5% +10.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 4
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
How does Egypt rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Egypt ranks 32nd out of 89 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 92.8%. 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 Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,194 data points, 1970–2021
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