Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt
Egypt: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt is 0.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt peaked at 0.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
Egypt ranks 30th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of urban youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.3% | — |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -12.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 81% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt?
- Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in Egypt was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
- Egypt ranks 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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