Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Egypt
Egypt: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male was 0.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
41st
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1988
All-time low
0.7%
in 2016
Years of data
16
1988–2019
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male youth labor force.
Analysis
In 2019, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Egypt stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Egypt peaked at 0.9% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.
Egypt ranks 41st of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of male youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.9% | — |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +5.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 97% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 38 Bangladesh 0.9% compare
- 39 Malta 0.9% compare
- 40 Kenya 0.9% compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare
- 43 Philippines 0.9% compare
- 44 Norway 0.9% compare
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, male in Egypt?
- Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Egypt was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1988.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male?
- Egypt ranks 41st out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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