Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in Egypt

Egypt: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
66th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.60.81988200320191988: 0.456 % of total employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.499 % of total employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.508 % of total employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.581 % of total employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.6 % of total employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.644 % of total employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.659 % of total employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.642 % of total employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.658 % of total employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.652 % of total employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.647 % of total employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.601 % of total employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.669 % of total employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.653 % of total employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.746 % of total employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.747 % of total employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in Egypt is 0.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1988.

That places Egypt 66th out of 94 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of total employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1988 0.5%
1998 0.5% +9.6%
2005 0.5% +1.7%
2007 0.6% +14.4%
2008 0.6% +3.4%
2009 0.6% +7.2%
2010 0.7% +2.4%
2011 0.6% -2.6%
2012 0.7% +2.5%
2013 0.7% -0.9%
2014 0.6% -0.7%
2015 0.6% -7.1%
2016 0.7% +11.2%
2017 0.7% -2.3%
2018 0.7% +14.2%
2019 0.7% +0.1%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 83% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 63 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
  2. 64 Albania 0.8% compare
  3. 65 Armenia 0.8% compare
  4. 67 El Salvador 0.7% compare
  5. 68 Panama 0.7% compare
  6. 69 Thailand 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in Egypt?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in Egypt was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total?
Egypt ranks 66th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of total employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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