Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Egypt

Egypt: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
95th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2005
All-time low
0.5%
in 2012
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.60.81988200320191988: 0.766 % of female youth labor force1998: 0.743 % of female youth labor force2005: 0.785 % of female youth labor force2007: 0.533 % of female youth labor force2008: 0.502 % of female youth labor force2009: 0.471 % of female youth labor force2010: 0.482 % of female youth labor force2011: 0.502 % of female youth labor force2012: 0.469 % of female youth labor force2013: 0.496 % of female youth labor force2014: 0.523 % of female youth labor force2015: 0.627 % of female youth labor force2016: 0.613 % of female youth labor force2017: 0.616 % of female youth labor force2018: 0.483 % of female youth labor force2019: 0.505 % of female youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth labor force.

Analysis

In 2019, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Egypt stood at 0.5%.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Egypt peaked at 0.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2012.

Egypt ranks 95th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of female youth labor force Change
1988 0.8%
1998 0.7% -3.1%
2005 0.8% +5.7%
2007 0.5% -32.1%
2008 0.5% -5.9%
2009 0.5% -6.1%
2010 0.5% +2.3%
2011 0.5% +4.1%
2012 0.5% -6.6%
2013 0.5% +5.7%
2014 0.5% +5.5%
2015 0.6% +19.9%
2016 0.6% -2.2%
2017 0.6% +0.5%
2018 0.5% -21.6%
2019 0.5% +4.6%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 59% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 84% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 92 Tunisia 0.5% compare
  2. 93 Croatia 0.5% compare
  3. 94 Montenegro 0.5% compare
  4. 96 Spain 0.5% compare
  5. 97 Gambia 0.5% compare
  6. 98 Greece 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Egypt?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Egypt was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
How does Egypt rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female?
Egypt ranks 95th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force)
Unit
% of female youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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