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

Egypt: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
29th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2005
All-time low
0.8%
in 2016
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.20.40.60.811988200320191988: 0.933 % of youth labor force with low education1998: 0.921 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 0.974 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.972 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 0.966 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.953 % of youth labor force with low education2010: 0.955 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.897 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.847 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.813 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.799 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.83 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.771 % of youth labor force with low education2017: 0.862 % of youth labor force with low education2018: 0.931 % of youth labor force with low education2019: 0.943 % of youth labor force with low education

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.9% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Egypt peaked at 1.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2016.

Egypt ranks 29th of 104 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, primary education and below in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1988 0.9%
1998 0.9% -1.3%
2005 1.0% +5.8%
2007 1.0% -0.2%
2008 1.0% -0.7%
2009 1.0% -1.3%
2010 1.0% +0.2%
2011 0.9% -6.1%
2012 0.8% -5.5%
2013 0.8% -4.1%
2014 0.8% -1.7%
2015 0.8% +3.9%
2016 0.8% -7.0%
2017 0.9% +11.7%
2018 0.9% +8.1%
2019 0.9% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 4
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 26 Ethiopia 1.0% compare
  2. 27 Nepal 1.0% compare
  3. 28 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.9% compare
  4. 30 Honduras 0.9% compare
  5. 31 El Salvador 0.9% compare
  6. 32 United States of America 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Egypt?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Egypt was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2005.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
How does Egypt rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Egypt ranks 29th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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