Working-age population with no education, rural in Egypt

Egypt: Working-age population with no education, rural was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
13th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1988
All-time low
0.2%
in 2019
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Working-age population with no education, rural in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.61988200320191988: 0.639 % of rural population in working age1998: 0.433 % of rural population in working age2005: 0.368 % of rural population in working age2007: 0.401 % of rural population in working age2008: 0.395 % of rural population in working age2009: 0.382 % of rural population in working age2010: 0.345 % of rural population in working age2011: 0.339 % of rural population in working age2012: 0.325 % of rural population in working age2013: 0.33 % of rural population in working age2014: 0.328 % of rural population in working age2015: 0.271 % of rural population in working age2016: 0.26 % of rural population in working age2017: 0.259 % of rural population in working age2018: 0.247 % of rural population in working age2019: 0.241 % of rural population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with no education, rural in Egypt is 0.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with no education, rural in Egypt peaked at 0.6% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.

Egypt ranks 13th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Working-age population with no education, rural in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with no education, rural (% of rural population in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of rural population in working age Change
1988 0.6%
1998 0.4% -32.1%
2005 0.4% -15.1%
2007 0.4% +9.0%
2008 0.4% -1.6%
2009 0.4% -3.3%
2010 0.3% -9.7%
2011 0.3% -1.6%
2012 0.3% -4.2%
2013 0.3% +1.4%
2014 0.3% -0.5%
2015 0.3% -17.6%
2016 0.3% -3.8%
2017 0.3% -0.5%
2018 0.2% -4.5%
2019 0.2% -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 10 Madagascar 0.3% compare
  2. 11 India 0.3% compare
  3. 12 Ghana 0.3% compare
  4. 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2% compare
  5. 15 Zambia 0.2% compare
  6. 16 Guatemala 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with no education, rural in Egypt?
Working-age population with no education, rural in Egypt was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with no education, rural recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1988.
What is the lowest working-age population with no education, rural recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for working-age population with no education, rural?
Egypt ranks 13th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with no education, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. 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 Working-age population with no education, rural (% of rural population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with no education, rural (% of rural population in working age)
Unit
% of rural population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,322 data points, 1970–2021
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