Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Egypt

Egypt: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female was 0.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
up 16.9%
World rank
18th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2010
All-time low
0.3%
in 1998
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.10.20.30.41988200320191988: 0.345 % of female youth population1998: 0.256 % of female youth population2005: 0.335 % of female youth population2007: 0.384 % of female youth population2008: 0.369 % of female youth population2009: 0.36 % of female youth population2010: 0.419 % of female youth population2011: 0.395 % of female youth population2012: 0.362 % of female youth population2013: 0.317 % of female youth population2014: 0.292 % of female youth population2015: 0.282 % of female youth population2016: 0.28 % of female youth population2017: 0.279 % of female youth population2018: 0.307 % of female youth population2019: 0.359 % of female youth population

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Egypt is 0.4%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Egypt peaked at 0.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.

That places Egypt 18th out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth population) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of female youth population Change
1988 0.3%
1998 0.3% -25.7%
2005 0.3% +31.0%
2007 0.4% +14.7%
2008 0.4% -4.0%
2009 0.4% -2.5%
2010 0.4% +16.4%
2011 0.4% -5.8%
2012 0.4% -8.3%
2013 0.3% -12.5%
2014 0.3% -7.6%
2015 0.3% -3.7%
2016 0.3% -0.6%
2017 0.3% -0.3%
2018 0.3% +10.1%
2019 0.4% +16.9%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 15 Honduras 0.4% compare
  2. 16 Nicaragua 0.4% compare
  3. 17 Mozambique 0.4% compare
  4. 19 Belize 0.4% compare
  5. 20 Morocco 0.4% compare
  6. 21 El Salvador 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Egypt?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Egypt was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
How does Egypt rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female?
Egypt ranks 18th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth population)
Unit
% of female youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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