Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Egypt

Egypt: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
70th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2005
All-time low
0.6%
in 2013
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.60.81988200320191988: 0.567 % of youth labor force with high education1998: 0.584 % of youth labor force with high education2005: 0.716 % of youth labor force with high education2007: 0.642 % of youth labor force with high education2008: 0.658 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.654 % of youth labor force with high education2010: 0.651 % of youth labor force with high education2011: 0.611 % of youth labor force with high education2012: 0.565 % of youth labor force with high education2013: 0.56 % of youth labor force with high education2014: 0.597 % of youth labor force with high education2015: 0.58 % of youth labor force with high education2016: 0.604 % of youth labor force with high education2017: 0.601 % of youth labor force with high education2018: 0.634 % of youth labor force with high education2019: 0.706 % of youth labor force with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Egypt is 0.7%, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.

Egypt ranks 70th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of youth labor force with high education Change
1988 0.6%
1998 0.6% +3.0%
2005 0.7% +22.7%
2007 0.6% -10.3%
2008 0.7% +2.4%
2009 0.7% -0.6%
2010 0.7% -0.5%
2011 0.6% -6.1%
2012 0.6% -7.6%
2013 0.6% -0.8%
2014 0.6% +6.5%
2015 0.6% -2.7%
2016 0.6% +4.1%
2017 0.6% -0.6%
2018 0.6% +5.6%
2019 0.7% +11.3%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 4
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 67 Sweden 0.7% compare
  2. 68 Armenia 0.7% compare
  3. 69 Serbia 0.7% compare
  4. 71 Brazil 0.7% compare
  5. 72 Mauritius 0.7% compare
  6. 73 Jamaica 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Egypt?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Egypt was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
How does Egypt rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
Egypt ranks 70th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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