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

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

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
63rd
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81988200320191988: 0.396 % of total employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.453 % of total employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.455 % of total employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.505 % of total employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.536 % of total employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.591 % of total employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.61 % of total employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.585 % of total employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.605 % of total employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.598 % of total employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.595 % of total employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.546 % of total employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.631 % of total employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.617 % of total employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.71 % of total employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.711 % 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 wage 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 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Egypt peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 63rd of 92 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, total in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 0.4%
1998 0.5% +14.5%
2005 0.5% +0.4%
2007 0.5% +11.0%
2008 0.5% +6.0%
2009 0.6% +10.3%
2010 0.6% +3.1%
2011 0.6% -4.1%
2012 0.6% +3.4%
2013 0.6% -1.1%
2014 0.6% -0.5%
2015 0.5% -8.2%
2016 0.6% +15.6%
2017 0.6% -2.2%
2018 0.7% +14.9%
2019 0.7% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total in Egypt?
Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 wage 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, total recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total?
Egypt ranks 63rd out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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, 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 wage 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
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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