Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Egypt

Egypt: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
47th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.8%
in 2007
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.60.811988200320191988: 0.823 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector1998: 0.917 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2005: 0.857 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2007: 0.818 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2008: 0.859 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2009: 0.883 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2010: 0.888 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2011: 0.88 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2012: 0.893 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2013: 0.895 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2014: 0.899 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2015: 0.9 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2016: 0.928 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2017: 0.924 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2018: 0.918 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2019: 0.887 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector.

Analysis

In 2019, wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Egypt stood at 0.9%.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Egypt peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2007.

That places Egypt 47th out of 90 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector Change
1988 0.8%
1998 0.9% +11.4%
2005 0.9% -6.6%
2007 0.8% -4.5%
2008 0.9% +4.9%
2009 0.9% +2.9%
2010 0.9% +0.6%
2011 0.9% -0.9%
2012 0.9% +1.4%
2013 0.9% +0.2%
2014 0.9% +0.5%
2015 0.9% +0.1%
2016 0.9% +3.1%
2017 0.9% -0.4%
2018 0.9% -0.7%
2019 0.9% -3.3%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 4
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10

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  4. 48 Cambodia 0.9% compare
  5. 49 Bangladesh 0.9% compare
  6. 50 Chile 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Egypt?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Egypt was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2007.
How does Egypt rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-24?
Egypt ranks 47th out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 industry, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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