Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Egypt

Egypt: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
65th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2018
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Egypt, 1988–2019

0.20.40.60.81988200320191988: 0.238 % of female youth in employment1998: 0.179 % of female youth in employment2005: 0.215 % of female youth in employment2007: 0.453 % of female youth in employment2008: 0.485 % of female youth in employment2009: 0.532 % of female youth in employment2010: 0.504 % of female youth in employment2011: 0.475 % of female youth in employment2012: 0.515 % of female youth in employment2013: 0.401 % of female youth in employment2014: 0.363 % of female youth in employment2015: 0.306 % of female youth in employment2016: 0.434 % of female youth in employment2017: 0.407 % of female youth in employment2018: 0.802 % of female youth in employment2019: 0.771 % of female youth in employment

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth in employment.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.8% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in 2019.

That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Egypt peaked at 0.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.

Egypt ranks 65th of 90 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, ages 15-24, female in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of female youth in employment Change
1988 0.2%
1998 0.2% -24.8%
2005 0.2% +20.4%
2007 0.5% +110.5%
2008 0.5% +7.1%
2009 0.5% +9.7%
2010 0.5% -5.4%
2011 0.5% -5.6%
2012 0.5% +8.4%
2013 0.4% -22.1%
2014 0.4% -9.6%
2015 0.3% -15.6%
2016 0.4% +41.6%
2017 0.4% -6.1%
2018 0.8% +96.8%
2019 0.8% -3.8%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 83% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +110.5% 0.2% 0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.3% 0.8% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 62 Indonesia 0.8% compare
  2. 63 Guatemala 0.8% compare
  3. 64 Turkey 0.8% compare
  4. 66 Panama 0.7% compare
  5. 67 Thailand 0.7% compare
  6. 68 Gambia 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Egypt?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Egypt was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Egypt rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female?
Egypt ranks 65th out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. 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, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment)
Unit
% of female youth in employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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