Labor force with basic education, female in Egypt
Egypt: Labor force with basic education, female was 14.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with basic education, female in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with basic education, female in Egypt stood at 14.4%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 78.2% on the previous year and up 142.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, female in Egypt peaked at 14.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 116th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education, female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.2% | — |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +42.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +93.9% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -43.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -34.9% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +62.0% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | +78.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 4.9% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 4.6% | 14.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education, female in Egypt?
- Labor force with basic education, female in Egypt was 14.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for labor force with basic education, female?
- Egypt ranks 116th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education, female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 basic education, female (% of female working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).