Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Egypt

Egypt: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
63rd
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 2005
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.60.81988200320191988: 0.736 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241998: 0.605 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242005: 0.557 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242007: 0.603 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242008: 0.622 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242009: 0.673 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242010: 0.699 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242011: 0.691 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242012: 0.69 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242013: 0.716 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242014: 0.683 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242015: 0.648 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242016: 0.729 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242017: 0.724 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242018: 0.775 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242019: 0.786 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2019, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Egypt stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Egypt peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2005.

Egypt ranks 63rd of 89 countries on this measure, 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24 Change
1988 0.7%
1998 0.6% -17.9%
2005 0.6% -7.8%
2007 0.6% +8.1%
2008 0.6% +3.2%
2009 0.7% +8.3%
2010 0.7% +3.8%
2011 0.7% -1.0%
2012 0.7% -0.2%
2013 0.7% +3.7%
2014 0.7% -4.6%
2015 0.6% -5.1%
2016 0.7% +12.5%
2017 0.7% -0.6%
2018 0.8% +7.0%
2019 0.8% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 4
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 60 El Salvador 0.8% compare
  2. 61 Pakistan 0.8% compare
  3. 62 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
  4. 64 Rwanda 0.7% compare
  5. 65 Armenia 0.7% compare
  6. 66 Thailand 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Egypt?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Egypt was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
How does Egypt rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary?
Egypt ranks 63rd out of 89 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
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