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

Egypt: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural was 0.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
48th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1988
All-time low
0.7%
in 2013
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.20.40.60.811988200320191988: 0.904 % of rural youth labor force1998: 0.804 % of rural youth labor force2005: 0.886 % of rural youth labor force2007: 0.816 % of rural youth labor force2008: 0.826 % of rural youth labor force2009: 0.825 % of rural youth labor force2010: 0.818 % of rural youth labor force2011: 0.784 % of rural youth labor force2012: 0.741 % of rural youth labor force2013: 0.712 % of rural youth labor force2014: 0.732 % of rural youth labor force2015: 0.736 % of rural youth labor force2016: 0.716 % of rural youth labor force2017: 0.753 % of rural youth labor force2018: 0.793 % of rural youth labor force2019: 0.856 % of rural youth labor force

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

Analysis

In 2019, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Egypt stood at 0.9%.

The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Egypt peaked at 0.9% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.

Egypt ranks 48th of 94 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, rural in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of rural youth labor force Change
1988 0.9%
1998 0.8% -11.1%
2005 0.9% +10.1%
2007 0.8% -7.8%
2008 0.8% +1.2%
2009 0.8% -0.1%
2010 0.8% -0.9%
2011 0.8% -4.1%
2012 0.7% -5.5%
2013 0.7% -3.8%
2014 0.7% +2.7%
2015 0.7% +0.6%
2016 0.7% -2.7%
2017 0.8% +5.2%
2018 0.8% +5.2%
2019 0.9% +8.0%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 45 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
  2. 46 Türkiye 0.9% compare
  3. 47 Belgium 0.9% compare
  4. 49 Colombia 0.9% compare
  5. 50 Zambia 0.8% compare
  6. 51 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Egypt?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Egypt was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1988.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
How does Egypt rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural?
Egypt ranks 48th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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, rural (% of rural youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force)
Unit
% of rural youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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