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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
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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