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

Egypt: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
32nd
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1988
All-time low
0.8%
in 2007
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.20.40.60.811988200320191988: 0.927 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1998: 0.88 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2005: 0.85 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2007: 0.808 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2008: 0.849 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2009: 0.848 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2010: 0.855 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2011: 0.845 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2012: 0.844 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2013: 0.839 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2014: 0.837 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2015: 0.846 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2016: 0.86 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2017: 0.864 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2018: 0.854 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2019: 0.862 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

In 2019, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt stood at 0.9%.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt peaked at 0.9% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2007.

That places Egypt 32nd out of 89 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of workers with high education in the industrial sector Change
1988 0.9%
1998 0.9% -5.0%
2005 0.9% -3.4%
2007 0.8% -4.9%
2008 0.8% +5.1%
2009 0.8% -0.2%
2010 0.9% +0.9%
2011 0.8% -1.2%
2012 0.8% -0.0%
2013 0.8% -0.6%
2014 0.8% -0.2%
2015 0.8% +1.1%
2016 0.9% +1.6%
2017 0.9% +0.5%
2018 0.9% -1.1%
2019 0.9% +0.9%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 29 Türkiye 0.9% compare
  2. 30 Finland 0.9% compare
  3. 31 Malta 0.9% compare
  4. 33 Republic of Korea 0.9% compare
  5. 34 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare
  6. 35 Jamaica 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1988.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2007.
How does Egypt rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Egypt ranks 32nd out of 89 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers with high education in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
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