Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Egypt
Egypt: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth labor force.
Analysis
In 2019, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Egypt stood at 0.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Egypt peaked at 0.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.
Egypt ranks 14th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of female youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.2% | — |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +117.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +34.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 3.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +117.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
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- 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)
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- 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Egypt?
- Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Egypt was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female?
- Egypt ranks 14th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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