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

Egypt: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
53rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 2005
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.20.40.61988200320191988: 0.381 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.395 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.361 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.422 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.451 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.451 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.476 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.457 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.476 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.463 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.465 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.498 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.592 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.574 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.584 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.616 % 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 0.6% for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2005.

That places Egypt 53rd out of 104 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 workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Wage 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 0.4%
1998 0.4% +3.9%
2005 0.4% -8.8%
2007 0.4% +17.1%
2008 0.5% +6.8%
2009 0.5% -0.1%
2010 0.5% +5.6%
2011 0.5% -4.0%
2012 0.5% +4.1%
2013 0.5% -2.6%
2014 0.5% +0.4%
2015 0.5% +7.1%
2016 0.6% +18.7%
2017 0.6% -2.9%
2018 0.6% +1.7%
2019 0.6% +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Egypt was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
How does Egypt rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Egypt ranks 53rd out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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 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
Wage 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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