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

Egypt: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
17th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1988
All-time low
0.2%
in 2014
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.10.20.31988200320191988: 0.264 % of total youth population1998: 0.182 % of total youth population2005: 0.223 % of total youth population2007: 0.225 % of total youth population2008: 0.206 % of total youth population2009: 0.208 % of total youth population2010: 0.246 % of total youth population2011: 0.221 % of total youth population2012: 0.199 % of total youth population2013: 0.166 % of total youth population2014: 0.159 % of total youth population2015: 0.179 % of total youth population2016: 0.18 % of total youth population2017: 0.185 % of total youth population2018: 0.211 % of total youth population2019: 0.237 % of total youth population

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

Analysis

In 2019, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Egypt stood at 0.2%.

That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Egypt peaked at 0.3% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.

That places Egypt 17th out of 111 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, total in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth population) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of total youth population Change
1988 0.3%
1998 0.2% -30.8%
2005 0.2% +22.4%
2007 0.2% +0.7%
2008 0.2% -8.2%
2009 0.2% +0.6%
2010 0.2% +18.5%
2011 0.2% -10.1%
2012 0.2% -10.0%
2013 0.2% -16.6%
2014 0.2% -4.0%
2015 0.2% +12.0%
2016 0.2% +1.0%
2017 0.2% +2.8%
2018 0.2% +13.9%
2019 0.2% +12.0%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 0.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 1.1× the median. (8 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% 0.2% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 14 Guatemala 0.3% compare
  2. 15 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
  3. 16 India 0.3% compare
  4. 18 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  5. 19 Honduras 0.2% compare
  6. 20 Mauritius 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Egypt?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Egypt was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1988.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total 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, total?
Egypt ranks 17th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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, total (% of total youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth population)
Unit
% of total youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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