Labor force with advanced education, male in Egypt
Egypt: Labor force with advanced education, male was 82.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education, male in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with advanced education, male in Egypt stood at 82.8%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, male in Egypt peaked at 89.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 59th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 88.0% | — |
| 2009 | 87.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 82.4% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.7% | 87.5% | 88.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 82.4% | 89.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 80.8% | 82.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, male in Egypt?
- Labor force with advanced education, male in Egypt was 82.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for labor force with advanced education, male?
- Egypt ranks 59th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. 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).