Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt
Egypt: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
23rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1988
All-time low
0.1%
in 2014
Years of data
16
1988–2019
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth population.
Analysis
In 2019, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.2% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
Egypt ranks 23rd of 97 countries on this measure, 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, urban in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of urban youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.2% | — |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -26.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +9.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 93% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 20 Peru 0.2% compare
- 21 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% compare
- 22 Nigeria 0.2% compare
- 24 Zambia 0.2% compare
- 25 South Africa 0.2% compare
- 26 El Salvador 0.2% compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt?
- Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban 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, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1988.
- What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban?
- Egypt ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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, urban (% of urban youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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