Egypt vs High income: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)
Egypt
29.0%
in 2024
High income
11.9%
in 2025
Egypt rank
22nd
High income rank
19th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) over time
- Egypt
- High income
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 29.0% against 11.9% in High income, a difference of 17.1%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.4 times High income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 22nd and High income ranks 19th of 157 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.7% | 17.4% | 22.3% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 15.3% | 36.8% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 16.1% | 31.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 13.3% | 27.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24), Egypt or High income?
- Egypt, at 29.0% against 11.9% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) between Egypt and High income?
- 17.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and High income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and High income rank globally for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)?
- Egypt ranks 22nd and High income ranks 19th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.