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

Egypt: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
38th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2018
All-time low
0.3%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.20.40.61988200320191988: 0.297 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241998: 0.373 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242005: 0.353 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242007: 0.395 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242008: 0.432 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242009: 0.491 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242010: 0.506 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242011: 0.468 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242012: 0.514 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242013: 0.491 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242014: 0.511 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242015: 0.455 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242016: 0.528 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242017: 0.504 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242018: 0.642 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242019: 0.633 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Egypt is 0.6%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Egypt peaked at 0.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 38th of 79 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, primary in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24 Change
1988 0.3%
1998 0.4% +25.8%
2005 0.4% -5.3%
2007 0.4% +11.7%
2008 0.4% +9.4%
2009 0.5% +13.7%
2010 0.5% +3.1%
2011 0.5% -7.5%
2012 0.5% +9.8%
2013 0.5% -4.5%
2014 0.5% +4.0%
2015 0.5% -10.9%
2016 0.5% +16.0%
2017 0.5% -4.4%
2018 0.6% +27.3%
2019 0.6% -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Egypt?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Egypt was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary?
Egypt ranks 38th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low 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, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
79 places, 1,087 data points, 1970–2021
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