Egypt vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) over time
- Egypt
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 35.7% against 24.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 11.5%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.5 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 34th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.4% | 34.9% | 10.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 28.8% | 11.5% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 25.3% | 13.2% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of), Egypt or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Egypt, at 35.7% against 24.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) between Egypt and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 11.5%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Egypt ranks 34th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).