Informal employment rate in STEM occupations in Egypt

Egypt: Informal employment rate in STEM occupations was 25.07 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
25.07
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
15th
of 39 countries
All-time high
25.3
in 2023
All-time low
11.94
in 2009
Years of data
11
2009–2024

Informal employment rate in STEM occupations in Egypt, 2009–2024

01020302009201620242009: 11.92010: 13.62011: 14.32012: 12.32013: 12.22015: 14.32016: 17.12017: 20.72019: 212023: 25.32024: 25.1

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2024, informal employment rate in stem occupations in Egypt stood at 25.07.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 105.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment rate in stem occupations in Egypt peaked at 25.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.94, in 2009.

That places Egypt 15th out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Informal employment rate in STEM occupations in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment rate in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Egypt, 2009 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2009 11.94
2010 13.56 +13.6%
2011 14.32 +5.6%
2012 12.31 -14.1%
2013 12.19 -0.9%
2015 14.28 +17.1%
2016 17.08 +19.6%
2017 20.65 +20.9%
2019 20.96 +1.5%
2023 25.3 +20.7%
2024 25.07 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.94 11.94 11.94 1
2010s 15.67 12.19 20.96 8
2020s 25.18 25.07 25.3 2

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 12 Guatemala 36.34 compare
  2. 13 Rwanda 29.64 compare
  3. 14 Kyrgyzstan 27.73 compare
  4. 16 Mexico 24.67 compare
  5. 17 Colombia 24.02
  6. 18 Brunei Darussalam 21.82 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment rate in stem occupations in Egypt?
Informal employment rate in stem occupations in Egypt was 25.07 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest informal employment rate in stem occupations recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 25.3 in 2023.
What is the lowest informal employment rate in stem occupations recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 11.94 in 2009.
How does Egypt rank for informal employment rate in stem occupations?
Egypt ranks 15th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
Is informal employment rate in stem occupations rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 105.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment rate in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
39 places, 383 data points, 2006–2026
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.