Egypt vs Pakistan: Unemployment with advanced education, female
Egypt
22.9%
in 2024
Pakistan
23.9%
in 2025
Egypt rank
10th
Pakistan rank
8th
Unemployment with advanced education, female over time
- Egypt
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 23.9% against 22.9% in Egypt, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 10th and Pakistan ranks 8th of 126 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 2.7% | 24.5% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 13.1% | 19.6% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 28.1% | 1.5% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with advanced education, female, Egypt or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 23.9% against 22.9% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment with advanced education, female between Egypt and Pakistan?
- 1.0%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Pakistan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Pakistan rank globally for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Egypt ranks 10th and Pakistan ranks 8th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).