Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Egypt
Egypt: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 51.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Egypt recorded 51.5% for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in 2024.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Egypt peaked at 59.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2020.
Egypt ranks 115th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 55.9% | — |
| 2009 | 55.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 57.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | +23.2% |
| 2020 | 45.5% | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 51.5% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.6% | 55.3% | 55.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 48.3% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 45.5% | 51.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Egypt?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Egypt was 51.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Egypt ranks 115th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).