Labor force with advanced education in Egypt
Egypt: Labor force with advanced education was 66.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 66.7% for labor force with advanced education in 2024.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Egypt peaked at 77.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 2021.
That places Egypt 117th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 76.2% | — |
| 2009 | 76.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 63.8% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 66.7% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.3% | 76.2% | 76.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 70.1% | 77.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 63.7% | 66.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Egypt?
- Labor force with advanced education in Egypt was 66.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Egypt ranks 117th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 (% of total 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).