Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt

Egypt: Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
49th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1988
All-time low
0.7%
in 2005
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81988200320191988: 0.861 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.775 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.716 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.744 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.758 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.768 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.768 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.761 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.768 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.758 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.749 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.742 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.795 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.782 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.779 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.79 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt stood at 0.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt peaked at 0.9% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2005.

Egypt ranks 49th 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.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1988 0.9%
1998 0.8% -10.0%
2005 0.7% -7.5%
2007 0.7% +3.9%
2008 0.8% +1.8%
2009 0.8% +1.3%
2010 0.8% -0.0%
2011 0.8% -0.8%
2012 0.8% +0.9%
2013 0.8% -1.3%
2014 0.7% -1.2%
2015 0.7% -0.9%
2016 0.8% +7.1%
2017 0.8% -1.7%
2018 0.8% -0.4%
2019 0.8% +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 4
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 46 Tunisia 0.8% compare
  2. 47 Serbia 0.8% compare
  3. 48 Palestine 0.8% compare
  4. 50 Turkey 0.8% compare
  5. 51 Albania 0.8% compare
  6. 52 Italy 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Egypt was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1988.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
How does Egypt rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Egypt ranks 49th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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