Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt
Egypt: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt is 0.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2012.
That places Egypt 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, urban in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of urban youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.7% | — |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt?
- Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
- How does Egypt rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
- Egypt ranks 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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