Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Egypt

Egypt: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
14th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2012
All-time low
0.2%
in 2005
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.20.40.61988200320191988: 0.234 % of female youth labor force1998: 0.257 % of female youth labor force2005: 0.215 % of female youth labor force2007: 0.467 % of female youth labor force2008: 0.498 % of female youth labor force2009: 0.529 % of female youth labor force2010: 0.518 % of female youth labor force2011: 0.498 % of female youth labor force2012: 0.531 % of female youth labor force2013: 0.504 % of female youth labor force2014: 0.477 % of female youth labor force2015: 0.373 % of female youth labor force2016: 0.387 % of female youth labor force2017: 0.384 % of female youth labor force2018: 0.517 % of female youth labor force2019: 0.495 % of female youth labor force

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

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +117.2% 0.2% 0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 11 Greece 0.5% compare
  2. 12 Gambia 0.5% compare
  3. 13 Spain 0.5% compare
  4. 15 Montenegro 0.5% compare
  5. 16 Croatia 0.5% compare
  6. 17 Tunisia 0.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force)
Unit
% of female youth labor force
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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