NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Egypt

Egypt: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 25.07 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
25.07
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
53rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
33.08
in 2010
All-time low
24.57
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Egypt, 2005–2027

01020302005201620272005: 31.52006: 31.32007: 29.92008: 29.72009: 29.92010: 33.12011: 32.12012: 31.62013: 28.42014: 26.32015: 27.62016: 27.62017: 26.92018: 27.12019: 282020: 30.22021: 28.72022: 26.92023: 24.62024: 24.72025: 24.82026: 24.92027: 25.1

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Egypt stood at 25.07.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Egypt peaked at 33.08 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.57, in 2023.

Egypt ranks 53rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Egypt, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 31.53
2006 31.25 -0.9%
2007 29.88 -4.4%
2008 29.66 -0.7%
2009 29.89 +0.8%
2010 33.08 +10.7%
2011 32.1 -3.0%
2012 31.55 -1.7%
2013 28.4 -10.0%
2014 26.28 -7.5%
2015 27.61 +5.0%
2016 27.61 +0.0%
2017 26.9 -2.6%
2018 27.09 +0.7%
2019 27.96 +3.2%
2020 30.16 +7.9%
2021 28.74 -4.7%
2022 26.92 -6.3%
2023 24.57 -8.7%
2024 24.69 +0.5%
2025 24.82 +0.5%
2026 24.94 +0.5%
2027 25.07 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.45 29.66 31.53 5
2010s 28.86 26.28 33.08 10
2020s 26.24 24.57 30.16 8

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 50 Oman 25.74 compare
  2. 51 Palestine, State of 25.44 compare
  3. 52 Burkina Faso 25.12 compare
  4. 54 Belize 24.99 compare
  5. 55 Angola 24.92 compare
  6. 56 Madagascar 24.53 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Egypt?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Egypt was 25.07 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 33.08 in 2010.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 24.57 in 2023.
How does Egypt rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Egypt ranks 53rd out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.