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 23.78 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
23.78
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
27th
of 113 countries
All-time high
33.08
in 2010
All-time low
23.78
in 2024
Years of data
17
2008–2024

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Egypt, 2008–2024

01020302008201620242008: 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: 23.8

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 23.78 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% 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, 23.78, in 2024.

Egypt ranks 27th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24) in Egypt, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 29.66
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 23.78 -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.78 29.66 29.89 2
2010s 28.86 26.28 33.08 10
2020s 26.83 23.78 30.16 5

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 24 Iran, Islamic Republic of 24.32 compare
  2. 25 Guatemala 24.03 compare
  3. 26 Ghana 23.91 compare
  4. 28 Türkiye 23.33 compare
  5. 29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 22.85 compare
  6. 30 Peru 22.78 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 23.78 in 2024, 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 23.78 in 2024.
How does Egypt rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Egypt ranks 27th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
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 9.5%. 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
113 places, 2,220 data points, 1976–2026
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.