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

Egypt: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
18th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2010
All-time low
0.2%
in 2014
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.10.20.31988200320191988: 0.275 % of rural youth population1998: 0.182 % of rural youth population2005: 0.226 % of rural youth population2007: 0.235 % of rural youth population2008: 0.227 % of rural youth population2009: 0.231 % of rural youth population2010: 0.276 % of rural youth population2011: 0.25 % of rural youth population2012: 0.232 % of rural youth population2013: 0.184 % of rural youth population2014: 0.174 % of rural youth population2015: 0.203 % of rural youth population2016: 0.199 % of rural youth population2017: 0.209 % of rural youth population2018: 0.238 % of rural youth population2019: 0.271 % of rural youth population

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 0.3% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in 2019.

That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Egypt peaked at 0.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.

That places Egypt 18th out of 94 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, rural in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of rural youth population Change
1988 0.3%
1998 0.2% -33.9%
2005 0.2% +24.0%
2007 0.2% +4.3%
2008 0.2% -3.6%
2009 0.2% +1.9%
2010 0.3% +19.5%
2011 0.2% -9.6%
2012 0.2% -7.3%
2013 0.2% -20.4%
2014 0.2% -5.6%
2015 0.2% +16.6%
2016 0.2% -2.1%
2017 0.2% +5.2%
2018 0.2% +13.8%
2019 0.3% +14.0%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 15 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
  2. 16 Nicaragua 0.3% compare
  3. 17 Türkiye 0.3% compare
  4. 19 Belize 0.3% compare
  5. 20 Mozambique 0.3% compare
  6. 21 Namibia 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Egypt?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Egypt was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
How does Egypt rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural?
Egypt ranks 18th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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, rural (% of rural youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population)
Unit
% of rural youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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